The Daily Campus Jan. 31

Volume CXVI No. 81

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UConn’s 6-year graduation rate increases

By Matt Nanci Staff Writer

A CUPCAKE FOR YOUR THOUGHTS Children’s book series reenacted at Jorgensen theater.

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LETDOWN AGAINST LOUISVILLE Louisville comes to Storrs and wins at Gampel.

SPORTS/ page 14 EDITORIAL: FOR COMMUTERS, SNOW DAY POLICY NEEDS CLARIFICATION Commuters should not be penalized because of poor driving conditions.

COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: MALLOY TO OVERSEE FIRST BOND COMMISSION Agenda includes borrowing for 34 state capital projects.

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For the eighth year in a row, UConn’s six-year graduation rate has increased.

The data shows that 81 percent of the 2004 freshman cohort graduated in six years. The rate of the previous year’s freshmen to graduate in six years was 78 percent. In addition to the sixyear graduation rate increasing this year, next year is guaranteed to be even better. Of the 2005 freshmen cohort, 81 percent already graduated in five years.

The six-year graduation rate of minority students is also improving. The data shows that 72 percent of minority students that first enrolled in 2004 graduated within six years, as well as 73 percent of minority students that enrolled in 2005 already graduated in five years.

The statistics of these graduation rates were released by the Office of Institutional Research.

This office has also reported that last year’s six-year graduation rate of 78 percent was high enough to rank UConn 21st among public research facilities in the country consid-

ered peer universities. UConn should be moving up with this year’s six-year graduation rate of 81 percent.

“It’s certainly a point of pride,” said Doug Cooper, vice provost for undergraduate education and regional campuses. “It puts us in some very august company, including the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology, both universities I know President Herbst is familiar with. [Herbst is currently the executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer for the University System of Georgia.] And she’s right – we must continue our

efforts to improve.”

Another thing UConn does better than many institutions is graduate its students in as close to four years as possible.

UConn is ranked fifth among its 58 peers in average time to graduate, which is 4.2 years among students earning a bachelor’s degree in six years or less.

UConn is only decimal points away from improving that ranking to second.

Over the last decade, UConn has implemented a number of programs to help students as they work toward graduation, such as First Year Experience

programs, learning communities, undergraduate research programs and a red-flag system that notifies advisers and professors when a student is potentially going to fail. The Finish in Four initiative was also implemented, which is a program that promises all students will get sound academic advice from their advisers. Academic advisers are responsible for making sure that students are taking 15 credits a semester and that they’re taking classes in the right order for their majors.

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Students give UP, UP AND AWAY! local children a ‘jump start’ n National program is dedicated to ensuring children enter school prepared

By Amy McDavitt Senior Staff Writer For a certain group of Community Outreach volunteers, what guarantees a 300hour, year-long commitment to their project is the knowledge that a certain child is relying on seeing his or her face twice a week.

These individuals are with Jumpstart, an early education organization that works to ensure children enter school prepared to succeed. The national program currently partners with 62 colleges and more than 250 child care centers across the country, according to the organization’s website. UConn is presently the only Connecticut school with a Jumpstart site, according to Team Leader Stephanie Cole.

“We want to reach out more,” Cole, an 8th-semester human development and

family studies major, said of the group’s efforts to communicate with Eastern Connecticut State University and other schools, in hopes of establishing more sites in the state.

At UConn, the volunteers are part of Community Outreach, which Cole credited with the program’s success.

“We couldn’t do anything without them,” Cole said.

There are 45 slots available in the UConn program, which Cole estimated are almost all filled this year. While students who join the program can earn work-study, Cole said the majority of participants, called corps members, are volunteers.

Not all of them are preparing for careers in education either.

“We have a very, very broad spectrum,” Cole said.

One corps member is an engineering major. Another hopes to become a pediatrician.

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Almariet Palm, a 4th-semester finance major and a member of the UConn Outing Club, climbing an ice surface in Bolton Sunday.

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Hackers steal Co-op patrons’ personal information

By John Sherman Staff Writer

Falling victim to digital maliciousness, HuskyDirect.com was hacked early last week, leaving credit card numbers and other customer information up for the hacker’s grabs.

HuskyDirect.com is an official vendor of UConn sports goods that works in cooperation with the UConn Co-op.

The site has been taken down, citing on its homepage that it is “undergoing crucial maintenance.” The page is not expected to be operational until Co-op officials have confidence the vendor has fixed any problems that left the site vulnerable in the first place.

According to the HuskyDirect homepage, it will be at least “a few days” before confidence is restored and the site is resurrected.

While it has been reported that only those who have made purchases through HuskyDirect were affected (Co-op customers need not worry unless they purchased goods from Huskydirect. com) the tally of victims is not slight. UConn informed 18,000

online shoppers of the breach, and suggested they make efforts to protect their information and, subsequently, themselves.

“To help guard against any fraudulent use of your personal information, we are offering you credit monitoring services,” an email issued to all HuskyDirect customers read. “If you detect any suspicious activity on your account, you should promptly notify the institution with which the account is maintained and also contact your local law enforcement.”

Apart from offering and suggesting formal credit surveillance, the email urged that potential victims stay vigilant.

It warned that even if there is no suspicious activity now, hackers sometimes hold credit card and personal information to use at a later time. Customers shouldn’t take the incident lightly.

“You also should strongly consider obtaining a replacement credit card,” the email read.

The official warning letter offered only one vague sentence explaining how this unsettling incident occurred.

“The hacker inserted a program onto our vendors servers that appears to have accessed

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While patrons who have only made purchases on-site at the UConn Co-op have no need to fear, those who have bought merchandise from Huskydirect.com should make sure unauthorized charges were never made with their credit cards.

information from our customer database.”

There hasn’t been much public explanation since.

Reactions by ex-customers turned current victims on a

UConn basketball blog suggest that damage was minimal, but noticeable. The hackers’ first steps seem to be baby steps before attempting to make larger, more financially damaging

leaps into and out of the victims bank accounts.

“Our bank called us last Monday, saying there were two suspicious charges on my ATM card, both in England, small amounts but there may be more in transit,” one blogger wrote.

Another shared a similar experience.

“We just had to cancel our bank cards because of four fraudulent attempts to get money from us, and were wondering why. Now we know. One vendor got $4.95, but we had that reversed. Another was a far-right religious organization, another was Disney Movie Channel and another was the Real.com people, the folks who offer Real Player.”

Though small transactions were the general trend, some customers have reported multiple charges of over a hundred dollars – one of them reporting two charges of over a thousand dollars.

The precautionary email sent to potential victims by the UConn Co-op closed by saying, “We take pride in protecting the personal information of our customers.”

John.Sherman@UConn.edu

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DAILY BRIEFING » STATE

Malloy to oversee first Bond Commission

HARTFORD (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will finally have the opportunity to preside over his first meeting of the state Bond Commission.

The panel that approves state borrowing and is headed by the governor, is scheduled to meet Wednesday. An earlier meeting was postponed because of a snow storm.

The agenda includes proposed borrowing for 34 capital projects, including $81.6 million to buy 38 commuter rail cars for the MetroNorth Railroad New Haven line.

Other projects include replacement of a 30-year-old inmate system that tracks inmates’ risk assessments, movements, violations and mental health status; and a new “Criminal Justice Information System” that will allow police, court officials, prosecutors, probation and parole officers, and prison administrators to create a centralized database on offenders.

College gets OK for pharmacy school record

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s Saint Joseph College has won its third and final necessary accreditation to launch a School of Pharmacy.

The school, based in West Hartford, will enroll its first 68 pharmacy doctoral students this fall in a branch location in downtown Hartford.

College officials say the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education recently approved the program. It already had won the accreditation of the Connecticut Department of Higher Education and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra says the program also will help boost downtown Hartford by drawing students, teachers, administrators and others.

Ex-broker sentenced for stealing from clients

BRIDGEPORT (AP) — A former Connecticut securities broker faces sentencing for stealing more than $1.35 million from his clients.

Gregory Buchholz (BUCK’-hols) of Bridgewater is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in federal court in Bridgeport. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

Prosecutors say the 45-year-old Buchholz liquidated clients’ annuities and mutual funds and kept the proceeds while working at Raymond James Financial Services.

They say he forged clients’ names, claimed he was reinvesting their money or told other lies to placate them.

Attorney Thomas Seigel has said Buchholz deeply regrets his actions. Seigel and prosecutors emphasized that Raymond James was not implicated, immediately fired Buchholz and is reimbursing investors.

Update expected in Wesleyan killing case

MIDDLETOWN (AP) — The lawyer for a man charged with killing a Wesleyan University student at the Connecticut campus in 2009 says a judge is set to hear an update related to the suspect’s mental health.

A pretrial conference in 31-year-old Stephen Morgan’s case is scheduled for Tuesday at Middletown Superior Court. He has pleaded not guilty to murder in the May 2009 shooting death of 21-year-old Johanna Justin-Jinich in a campus bookstore cafe.

Morgan’s lawyers say he was mentally ill at the time of the killing, and they’ve indicated they’re planning a defense of mental disease or defect.

Defense experts have evaluated Morgan, and prosecutors are getting an opinion from their own expert.

Morgan attorney Richard Brown says prosecutors are expected Tuesday to update a judge on the state’s psychiatric evaluation.

Students with state ties interning at White House

NEW HAVEN (AP) — Seven university students with Connecticut ties have been selected as spring interns at the White House.

About 200 unpaid, full-time internships are granted based on leadership potential and a desire for careers in public service.

The interns are assigned to departments throughout the White House, going as far up as the offices of Vice President Joe Biden and first lady Michelle Obama.

Five are Yale University students and two others from Connecticut attend Northeastern University in Boston and American University in Washington, D.C.

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Guard strangled at Wash. state prison MONROE, Wash. (AP) — A corrections officer who had raised concerns about being the sole guard in the chapel of a Washington state prison was strangled there over the weekend, and an inmate serving a life sentence is the primary suspect, authorities said Sunday.

Jayme Biendl, 34, was found dead Saturday night in the chapel at Monroe Correctional Complex about 30 miles northeast of Seattle, Department of Corrections spokesman Chad Lewis said.

She had been strangled with a microphone cord.

The male inmate, whose identity has not been released by authorities, was reported missing during a routine count at 9:14 p.m. Saturday.

He was found three minutes later in the chapel lobby and told officers he had planned to escape.

“He is our primary suspect,” Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis said. Biendl was fully clothed and there was no evidence of a sexual assault, Willis said.

Lewis said Biendl was ending her shift at 10 p.m. but had not reported back or turned in her equipment, which sparked concerns. Staff members immediately went to the chapel and found her unresponsive.

Emergency responders were called and Biendl was declared dead at 10:49 p.m.

The suspect is serving a life sentence without parole after being convicted of firstdegree rape and kidnapping in 1997, Lewis said. He was being housed in a mediumsecurity unit at the Monroe complex, which has five units with varying security levels.

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This May 21, 2000 photo shows the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash. Corrections officer Jayme Biendl was killed in the prison’s chapel Saturday night.

The inmate has been isolated in a segregation unit, and the Monroe facility was in lockdown Sunday as detectives continued to investigate.

Biendl joined the Corrections Department in 2002. Teamsters 117 spokeswoman Tracey Thompson said Sunday that the officer had complained to her union shop steward and prison supervisors about being the sole

guard working in the chapel.

She worried about being there alone without anyone checking on her, Thompson said.

Recent budget cuts have forced staffing reductions and union members have been worried about the impact of those reductions on safety, Thompson said.

“We have been pushing so hard on safety issues,” Thompson said. “It makes me

crazy that it took someone getting murdered inside a prison while doing their job for there to be attention on this work and how difficult and dangerous it can be.”

Gov. Chris Gregoire issued a statement Sunday saying she had asked Department of Corrections Secretary Eldon Vail to thoroughly review the incident and look at the safeguards in place at the Monroe complex.

Texas may eliminate steroid testing program AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Texas began testing tens of thousands of high school athletes for steroids, the goal was to stop teens from taking dangerous performance-enhancing drugs. The death of a 17-yearold baseball player in a Dallas suburb had drawn national attention to the hazard.

But that program could now be axed to save money. Tough economic times are prompting the state along with school districts across the country to pull back from steroid testing just a few years after a series of scandals in professional and amateur sports.

“When steroids was all over the media, everybody said ‘We’ve got to have it,’” said Chris Franz of Sport Safe, an

Ohio-based company that conducts recreational drug and steroid testing for hundreds of high schools and districts across the country.

In 2008, Texas became the third state to begin steroid testing, setting up a massive $6 million program. Every one of the state’s 700,000-plus public school athletes — from freshmen female tennis players to senior offensive linemen in football — were eligible to be randomly selected, pulled from class and required to submit a urine sample.

But after the first 50,000 tests produced fewer than two dozen confirmed cases, critics derided the effort as a waste of money. This month, with the state facing a projected

$15 billion budget shortfall, the House’s first draft budget eliminated the program’s money. A Senate draft still includes funding.

Even some one-time supporters of screening are wavering. “We accomplished our goal,” said state Rep. Dan Flynn, “and that was to educate and create a deterrent.”

New Jersey and Illinois also have statewide programs. Florida eliminated its small testing program in 2009. Many school districts also conducted testing although the exact number isn’t known.

Programs were often funded with state and federal grants.

Now, as the money starts running out, so does the desire to keep testing Depending on the complexity of the test, steroid

testing can easily exceed $100 per student and when schools see very few getting caught, they decide to pull back.

“If schools had the budget to do it, they would,” Franz said. “The biggest thing Texas would be missing is the deterrent. And that’s too bad.”

Supporters of steroid testing insist that the rarity of confirmed cases shows the program is working as a deterrent.

Eliminating the program now would only encourage steroid use, said Don Hooton, of Frisco, who started the Taylor Hooton Foundation after his 17-year-old son’s suicide in 2003 was linked to steroid use. He has testified before Congress and the Legislature to advocate for testing.

Students volunteer long hours to help kids succeed from STUDENTS, page 1 “They just want to be here,” Cole said.

Cole’s team is currently working with children from a classroom at the Mansfield Discovery Depot. The group is there two afternoons a week for two hours, engaging the children in a variety of educational games and activities.

During a typical session, corps members read to and converse individually with their partners before participating in a group “circle time,” where everyone learns

a poem, song or game.

“Each activity has a purpose,” Cole said.

The songs or word association games stress educational concepts like word comprehension or rhyming.

Other aspects of a typical session include “center time,” where activities like writing, drama or art relate to a book the children have read.

For a 15-minute block called “Let’s find out about it,” the children participate in a hands-on activity such as folding paper into shapes. These activities also have an educational basis. For example,

they learn to fold the paper in different ways to increase vocabulary. Cole once taught the children about air by using a hairdryer and blowing up balloons.

“It’s stuff that you never thought you’d really have to teach someone about,” Cole said.

Apart from the time spent as a group, corps members put in more hours working with the children individually in their regular classroom. They also attend training sessions and spend time making materials, such as name charts or memory games, to bring with them to the classroom.

“Anything we use in Jumpstart we make ourselves,” Cole said.

In fulfilling these commitments, corps members devote about 15, and sometimes as much as 30, hours a week to the program, according to Cole.

Once they have fulfilled the required 300 hours, they are awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

But the financial return is not what keeps the Jumpstart volunteers motivated.

“These are kids who need the stability. It’s for them,” Cole said.

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A final judgment in police abuse scandal

CHICAGO (AP) — The anonymous letters to attorney G. Flint Taylor arrived in police department envelopes, and so the mysterious author was dubbed “Deep Badge.”

It was 1989 and Taylor was representing a notorious killer — Andrew Wilson, who had shot two police officers and was behind bars for life. He’d originally been sentenced to death but won a new trial after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled his confession had been coerced.

Wilson was now in federal court, claiming that during questioning in the police killings he’d been beaten, tortured with electric shocks, forced onto a hot radiator and smothered with a plastic bag. Among those he was suing: Chicago police commander Jon Burge, a decorated Vietnam veteran.

Taylor was no stranger to unpopular causes. Through the years, his firm — the People’s Law Office — has represented the Black Panthers, anti-war activists and members of the FALN, the militant Puerto Rican independence group. So taking on the police wasn’t a stretch.

But if Deep Badge was to be believed, this case was different. A ring of cops, the unsigned letter said, was torturing criminal suspects.

The letters launched Taylor on a 22-year odyssey from the streets to the courts to death row and into the heart of a scandal that would stain Chicago for decades.

Abuse claims like Andrew Wilson’s would multiply.

Eventually, more than 100 black men would claim Burge or his colleagues beat or tortured them to extract confessions or information on everything from robbery to murder.

Like Wilson, many of the

accusers were known to the police: They included gang members, robbers, drug abusers — and convicted killers.

But in this topsy-turvy scandal, they claimed to be the victims. Burge and other police, they said, were the villains.

The first letter was postmarked Feb. 2, 1989.

The author appeared be an insider at Area 2, the South Side headquarters where Burge headed the violent crimes unit for several years. The letter contained tantalizing tidbits, including a claim that officers had used “torture machines” and one such device had been tossed off Burge’s boat. (The boat’s name?

The Vigilante.)

Talk with other officers, the letter said, because, “some of them were disgusted and will tell all. The torture was not necessary.”

If Taylor wanted to know more, he was told to place a personal ad in a local newspaper.

He did, then waited more than a month.

“I have learned something that will blow the lid off of your case,” the second letter said.

It urged Taylor to look for other cases where the machine was used. It also listed officers’ names, dividing them between Burge allies and those who had strained relations with him.

More than a week later, while Taylor was cross-examining Burge as part of Wilson’s civil case, he received a third letter and a phone message with the same tip: Talk with Melvin Jones in Cook County Jail.

That visit turned out to be a revelation. The case was much bigger than one man.

Jones, an admitted gang member, told a story later corroborated in city legal documents: After refusing to confess

to murder, Jones was shocked in the genitals, foot and thigh by Burge with a hand-cranked electric device. Burge, he said, also pointed a gun to his head.

The methods Jones described became part of a pattern of abuse claims. The electric box was the most sensational.

Others included beatings with phone books (to avoid leaving bruises), mock Russian roulette, smothering suspects with plastic or typewriter covers (it was called bagging) and using a cattle prod-like device.

In June 1989, Deep Badge (the name was a nod to “Deep Throat,” the informant in the Watergate scandal) wrote again, claiming Burge was the leader and other police involved “were either weak and easily led or sadists.”

It was the last letter Taylor received.

But his work — along with that of other lawyers and investigators — was just beginning.

“All of a sudden, the case was getting notoriety,” he says. “We’d be talking to public defenders and they’d say, ‘I had a case back in the ‘80s and my client said he was tortured.’ We started getting letters from prison. We were able to put together lists, interview people and find transcripts.”

“It was just like peeling an onion.”

Francine Sanders had embarked on her own search for truth.

In 1990, she was a civilian investigator for what was then the police department’s Office of Professional Standards, assigned to the Wilson case.

Since eight years had passed since his arrest and some key people were dead, Sanders focused mostly on documents.

Her 66-page report substantiated Wilson’s claims. “I looked at all the evidence,” she recalls,

“and there was no other possible explanation for someone in police custody coming in looking one way, leaving looking another way.”

As Sanders reviewed records, another investigator for the same agency was trying to determine if this was an isolated episode.

His report, released in 1992, was damning: It said “the preponderance of the evidence” showed abuse in Area 2 was “systematic” over more than a decade. It also concluded some in the police command “perpetuated it either

by actively participating in same or failing to take any action to bring it to an end.”

The next year, Burge was fired because of the Wilson case.

Flint Taylor kept chipping away. So did others. All were heading into another direction: the death house.

In the 1990s, a group of prisoners called the Death Row 10 emerged.

They claimed they’d been abused by Burge or his associates, mostly resulting in false confessions. But proving was

part of a larger hurdle in this case — getting authorities to believe the accusers and see them as victims.

“I think it’s likely that Burge and his men rationalize the misconduct by saying ... these guys are lowlifes, they’re heinous criminals, it doesn’t matter, they deserve what they get,” says Locke Bowman, legal director of the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University and lawyer for some alleged Burge victims.

HOHENWALD, Tennessee (AP) — Nestled on a secluded tract in the wooded hills of rural Tennessee is a sight that would likely startle an outsider, if outsiders were permitted to see it: the nation’s largest sanctuary for old, sick and rescued elephants.

For the past 15 years, elephants who had spent lifetimes in zoos and circuses have found a place to retire, rest and roam, far from noisy audiences and free from cramped quarters.

Now, after an unexpected management change and a lawsuit filed by one of the original founders last year, their place of refuge is undergoing changes that may allow the world a better glimpse of their lives.

The sanctuary that’s never been

open to the public now wants to be a worldwide educational center for elephant care, while still remaining true to its mission to be a refuge for needy elephants.

“The sanctuary is and has always been about far more than just the people who work in it,” said Rob Atkinson, the new CEO who arrived in Tennessee late last year. “It’s about the elephants.”

In 1995, two former elephant trainers, Carol Buckley and Scott Blais, started the sanctuary about 85 miles (135 kilometers) southwest of Nashville, in part because Tennessee’s temperate climate and vegetation made it a good home for African and Asian elephants.

With 2,700 acres (1,100 hectares) of woodland with a

25-acre (10-hectare) lake, the sanctuary has been home to 24 elephants since it opened, including several who were confiscated by authorities.

The sanctuary says zoos and circuses in the U.S. hold hundreds of captive elephants.

“There are so many elephants in really bad situations, if not terrible conditions,” said Pat Derby, who runs the California-based Performing Animal Welfare Society. “They are intelligent, brilliant and they need to be somewhere where they can express their natural behaviors and have companions.”

Buckley ran the place from the beginning, but later became at odds with the board of directors

over money matters. She also said in a lawsuit that she was ordered by a board member to delay telling a state wildlife agency that one of the elephants tested positive for tuberculosis.

The board, many of whom have been with the sanctuary for years, says that it negotiated with Buckley in hopes she would remain with the sanctuary in another position, but that she wouldn’t cooperate. She was fired in March and filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 in damages and visitation rights to see one of the elephants.

Buckley, who has since founded a new organization called Elephant Aid International, did not respond to e-mail and phone requests for comment. Last year,

the board found a new CEO to work with co-founder Blais, who remains in charge of elephant care and facilities. Blais declined to be interviewed by the AP regarding Buckley or the lawsuit.

The new director studied at Oxford University and spent the past 11 years with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. There he worked on an eight-year campaign that led to a 25 percent reduction in the number of elephants kept in zoos in the United Kingdom.

Atkinson said he hasn’t been involved with the lawsuit, nor is he worried that Buckley’s firing will hurt support for the sanctuary. But he’s still trying to allay fears that he intends

to bring drastic change.

“I’m sure there’s some worry that when a new person comes in they are going to try to change it or do something awful, but I tried to make it very clear from the moment I applied for the job that the mission is sacrosanct,” Atkinson said.

While the sanctuary will remain closed to the public, a new educational gallery is open in Hohenwald’s downtown square, where people can meet with the caregivers and learn about the elephants.

More than 12 new video cameras have been added throughout the grounds, which can be streamed live online or used in distance learning programs.

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In this June 26, 2003 file photo, Aaron Patterson, foreground left, one of four death row inmates pardoned in January 2003 by former Gov. George Ryan, sits behind a photo as his lawyer G. Flint Taylor, foreground right, addresses a question during a news conference

Elephant refuge starts anew after founder’s firing

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t is safe to say that there has been no shortage of snow this semester, allowing UConn students to reap the benefits of canceled classes and delays. But with snow days also come slippery roads and increasingly difficult driving conditions, making it all the more challenging for commuter students and professors alike to travel to class. While UConn has done a satisfactory job in making the appropriate decisions to cancel classes to accommodate the weather, an official statement should be made to protect commuter students.

Barely three weeks into the spring semester, we have been granted numerous snow days because of the weather.

But we have also received notifications concerning delays, with classes being canceled only until noon, This works for students living on campus since there is time for walkways and sidewalks to be cleared and buses to run to get them safely to class, but for students who may still have to commute 45 minutes from home, it’s often still not safe for them to make the trek to school. If classes are canceled but then resume at noon, they must still leave home ahead of time to make the commute to school, during which when it is still not safe for anyone to be on the roads.

During inclement weather, the UConn website stated, “Staff and students who are off campus still need to consider their safety first in deciding whether or not to travel to campus since local conditions may vary greatly.” But while UConn has displayed sensitivity, commuter students may feel that they will be penalized for missing class because of weather conditions, and therefore, will attempt to come to class when it is not safe to do so. Although this is still the beginning of the semester and tests or quizzes may be more infrequent, commuter students may feel that they are put in a position to either stay home or risk the icy roads for fear of missing class (or even a test).

January 2011 has already broken the record for the snowiest month in Connecticut since 1945, so we know we can most likely anticipate more snow this winter. While commuter students can ask professors for leniency when unfavorable weather occurs, there is no guarantee as to whether a student will be punished because he or she cannot make it to class. An official statement may be a step in the right direction in accommodating students who might have to miss class as a result of bad weather.

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Sixteen thousand undergrads, 8,000 of them female and 2,000 of those wear Uggs. One pair of Uggs is $150. Total cost of Uggs ruined by road salt = $300,000.

Found a random girl eating butter with a spoon in my kitchen last night...I wonder if she knows Spring Break is only a month away.

Why is it that UConn emails me 10 times about the sore throat study but not once about the death of Josie, the lovable Buckley Dining Hall employee?

To the girl singing Britney Spears’ first album in the shower: We’d all appreciate it if you would actually stop after announcing, “Okay, I’m done!”

To the people sitting in front of me in the first row: If you’re not going to jump and yell when we’re on defense, you don’t belong in those seats.

More snow this week? This isn’t fun anymore, it’s just silly. I don’t think Towers residents can handle anymore day drinking.

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Anti-abortion bill redefining rape unethical

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’ve heard some pretty terrible antiabortion sentiments throughout my life, but the mostly Republicansupported “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” is one of the most heinous.

Already, federal funding for abortion has been limited. Since 1976, taxpayer dollars would only be used to pay for abortions in the cases of rape, incest and when pregnancy endangers the life of the woman.

But this bill seeks to take matters to an unbelievably restricted, morally reprehensible level, basically undermining survivors of rape everywhere by limiting federal funding for “forcBy Cindy Luo ible” rape only.

Associate Commentary Editor Who counts as a victim of “forcible” rape? Well, don’t ask the bill supporters – they couldn’t tell you. But I can tell you who, according to these people, will no longer qualify as a “real” rape victim: women who are mentally disabled, adult incest victims and women who are unconscious or coerced.

How anyone can support this is beyond my comprehension. If I sound angry, it’s because I am. How can anyone support telling women that their rape wasn’t “real” rape?

How can anyone support telling women who were drugged, incapacitated or otherwise unable to consent that their rapes are no longer considered “forcible”? Did anyone who supported this bill look up the definition of “rape?” Rape, by nature, is forcible. Not

only does this plan intend to curtail funding for abortions, but it wants to do so in a way that undermines rape survivors everywhere.

My revulsion for this plan is twofold: one, I am sick and tired of the holier-than-thou representatives who claim that abortion is an easy, painless process that doesn’t sufficiently slut-shame women who have sex that results in an unintended pregnancy; and two, that the people who seek to redefine rape know nothing of the consequences their actions will hold for survivors, especially less privileged ones.

I am sick and tired of the condescending attitude these people hold, that everyone should carry a pregnancy to term, that everyone is able to birth and raise a child.

According to these people, women don’t choose abortion as a last resort.

Because everyone knows that making abortion affordable, available and safe to more women means that these women will be rushing to abandon their existing forms of birth control to have abortions instead.

Condoms? Ha. Wouldn’t you much rather have a more expensive and extensive medical procedure? Restricting government funding for abortion is a terrible, unjust idea. It’s ironic how many Republicans want less government control, except for over women’s bodies. The morality of abortion isn’t up for debate – I could argue about how I don’t want to pay for your wars and your abstinence-only sex education all day long. But it baffles me how close-minded some people are about the issue of abortion.

Then of course, this bill also reeks of blatant classism. Women who cannot afford abortions will be the ones to suffer most under this legislation. And if a woman can’t

afford an abortion, what makes these people think she can afford a birth? Especially if she is a survivor of what Republican representative Chris Smith of New Jersey, the bill’s sponsor, and his ilk consider to no longer qualify as rape. Women already have to buy separate insurance policies if they want abortion to be covered. This bill also seeks to eliminate tax benefits for insurance policies that cover abortion – even when the majority of these abortions are a medical necessity.

Seventy-seven percent of anti-abortion

“The people who seek to redefine rape know nothing of the consequences their actions will hold for surivors...” leaders are male. One hundred percent of them can never be pregnant. Yet they still think that they can tell the country what is and what is not harmful to women. They think they can tell rape survivors that what they faced wasn’t considered forcible, and thus that their resulting pregnancy is nothing that the government can help them with.

They will victimize survivors again and yet, they still claim the moral high ground.

Stop making laws that undermine society’s women. Take your paternalism, Chris Smith, and shove it.

Associate Commentary Editor Cindy Luo is a 6thsemester linguistics/philosophy, classics and ancient Mediterranean studies and English triple major. She can be reached at Shuyang.Luo@UConn.edu.

US is great pretender when defending human rights

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nless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you probably know that President Hu Jintao of China visited the United States last week and met with President Barack Obama. The issues ranged from the economy to North Korea, but one of the highBy Alex Welch lights of Staff Columnist this summit was the issue of human rights in the People’s Republic. Obama pressed Jintao on the Chinese government’s abysmal human rights record, which has deteriorated significantly of late.

Obama’s hard-line approach to human rights is one that has transcended all presidential administrations, regardless of party ideology. The combination of human rights, civil rights and civil liberties into the single category of liberal thought is a staple of American values. In reality, the U.S. government’s stance on fundamental rights on the world stage historically lacks sincerity and is rank with hypocrisy.

We are all aware that international relations is governed, at least in part, by the notion of realpolitik, the 19th-century political philosophy that places states’ self-interest above ideology. This is difficult to dispute, and not necessarily the wrong

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approach to foreign policy. But since its inception, the United States has tried to claim the high road of preserving human rights, even while lending aid to regimes that consider violoations of these rights a non-issue.

American foreign policy during the Cold War illustrates this hypocrisy and sheds some light as to where the U.S. stands on human rights in the 21st century. In 1951, Mohammed Mosaddegh was elected democratically as Prime Minister of Iran. During his tenure, he supported the nationalization of the oil industry in the country, essentially severing diplomatic ties with Great Britain, which had long exploited Iran for its oil reserves.

Wrongly fearing that Mosaddegh was moving towards communism, Britain implored the United States to intervene.

“In reality, the US stance on fundamental rights...lacks sincerity.”

Backed by the Central Intelligence Agency, a military coup deposed Mosaddegh in 1953, eventually installing the Shah in Tehran. As pro-Western and antiSoviet, the Shah fit in well with America’s foreign policy objec-

tives. In time, however, he proved to be as brutal and oppressive as the Soviets he was trying to denounce. He was supported by the United States (who had full knowledge of the Shah’s actions regarding internal affairs) until 1979, when the Iranian Revolution under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini ousted the Shah from power, replacing a suppressive pro-Western regime with a suppressive anti-Western regime.

In the 1980s, Reagan acted as unscrupulously as previous administrations when he chose to support Saddam Hussein in his war of aggression against Iran, overlooking Saddam’s use of chemical weapons against not only Iranians, but also dispossessed Iraqi Kurds.

His administration also backed the “democratic resistance” (Reagan’s words) of the contras in Nicaragua, who often employed methods strikingly similar to those of the Viet Cong, which included, but were not limited to, executing civilians, raping women and burning private property.

Strategic interests must have a significant role in our foreign policy. This is the real world, and it would be difficult to tell Americans that oil prices will skyrocket because the U.S. has severed ties with Saudi Arabia in protest of its human rights abuses, but at the same time the 21st century calls for a new type of realpolitik that no longer strictly puts

self-interest over human rights.

Obama, it seems, has not fully come to this conclusion.

In 2009, the Obama administration concluded a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia, without doubt a key strategic ally in the region. He has failed to strongly criticize the ever useful King Abdullah over the Royal Family’s dreadful abuses of its own people. As China is growing more prominent on the world stage, it seems arbitrary for the Obama administration to criticize Jintao’s stance on rights but to leave the Saudi issue unresolved.

On the day the Saudi monarchy collapses, the United States may find itself powerless to defeat any anti-American sentiment that may foster as a result. How could it? After years of political and monetary support for a corrupt and pernicious regime, should any of us be surprised if Saudis feel a strong resentment towards the United States? This is not an apology for the vile and disgusting claims of radical Islamists against the West, but a call for future administrations to realize that pressing these regimes on their positions on human rights will not only aid American interests in the long term, but also cultivate a new appreciation for fundamental rights of humankind.

Staff Columnist Alex Welch is a 6th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Alexander.Welch@uconn.edu.

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NEW YORK (AP) — They were students who juggled an elite education with criminal extracurriculars, dealing an array of drugs from dormitory rooms and fraternity houses, prosecutors say.

But beneath the surface of academic success, some of the Columbia University students charged in a campus drug takedown struggled with substance abuse, their lawyers say.

Attorneys for two of the five students plan to ask a court to prescribe treatment instead of prison — one of the most highprofile tests so far of a recent overhaul of New York’s oncenotoriously stringent drug laws.

The outcome will be watched closely by opponents and proponents of 2009 changes to mitigate what were known as the Rockefeller drug laws. Backers called the lesser punishments a more effective and humane approach to drug crime; critics said they gave drug dealers a pass.

With the bid for what’s known as “diversion” to treatment, the Columbia bust “is probably the case that’s going to cause light to be shed on what these new laws mean: When diversion is appropriate, and what the Legislature intended when it cut back so drastically the Rockefeller laws,” said Marc Agnifilo, who represents one of the students, Christopher Coles.

Coles and fellow students Harrison David, Adam Klein,

Jose Perez and Michael Wymbs were arrested in December, have pleaded not guilty and are due back in court in March.

Authorities called the arrests one of the largest drug takedowns at a New York City college in recent memory, and the prestigious setting at an Ivy League university made the case a media magnet.

Each student made some of the 31 sales in which an undercover officer bought about $11,000 worth of marijuana, cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy and prescription stimulants over five months, authorities said. Drugs, paraphernalia and more than $6,600 in cash were found in the students’ rooms, according to the office of special narcotics prosecutor Bridget Brennan.

Prosecutors have indicated they’re likely to add to the charges, but at least for now, only David faces mandatory prison time if convicted.

In 1973, Nelson Rockefeller, governor at the time, pushed strict laws through the state Legislature that he said were needed to fight a drug-related “reign of terror.” Critics long complained the laws were draconian and racist and filled prisons with people who needed treatment, not incarceration.

The 2009 revisions took away some mandatory minimum terms — after the harshest terms were eliminated in 2004 — and let hundreds of nonviolent drug offenders seek

to shorten their sentences. The latest changes also gave judges more latitude to send nonviolent offenders to treatment programs or other alternatives to prison, on the premise that addressing addictions would do more to change some offenders’ criminal behavior than would locking them up.

Coles and Wymbs hope a judge will use that discretion to channel their cases to a special drug court, their lawyers said.

Drug court defendants generally undergo a year or more of treatment and may end up with their charges dismissed or reduced to misdemeanors.

To their lawyers, Coles and Wymbs are ideal candidates to illustrate the drug law reform’s rehabilitation-minded message.

Coles, 20, is charged with selling marijuana and pairing in some amphetamine sales with Perez. An anthropology and political science major involved in a campus effort to combat sexual violence, Coles told police he sold drugs to pay tuition, prosecutors said.

But Coles’ lawyer said the student was in the throes of a roughly $70-a-day marijuana habit. It had become so problematic that his father had called Columbia to express concern, Agnifilo said; a university spokesman declined to comment.

Wymbs, charged with selling LSD and Ecstasy, also has “a demonstrable problem with

Obama to honor 28 victims of 1961 tower collapse

BOSTON (AP) — He fused its steel with his welder’s torch in a Maine shipyard. He was there when this Cold War radar station, known as “Texas Tower No. 4,” first stood 80 miles offshore.

And when the tower collapsed, David Abbott went down with it, one of 28 men killed when the hurricane-

thoughts of my father,” said Abbott, 71, of Malden.

Abbott’s father, a welder, was one the 14 civilians and 14 airmen trying to fix and maintain the damaged tower.

But the tower, known as “Old Shaky,” swayed too much for the welders to work, and the crew seemed to sense it was doomed well before its three

of which rose about 17 stories above sea level.

Five towers were planned off the northeastern United States, but only three were built, including Texas Tower No. 4, which was constructed in a South Portland, Maine, shipyard and manned in 1957, about 80 miles southeast of New York City.

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Don Abbott, 71, holds a 1960’s photo of an offshore defense radar facility, known as Texas Tower No. 4, that was located in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of New York. His father, David W. Abbott, was among those who died when the platform collapsed into the ocean on Jan. 15, 1961.

weakened structure finally buckled under the North Atlantic’s pounding.

Fifty years later, President Barack Obama is recognizing the sacrifice of Abbott and those killed in the Jan. 15, 1961, collapse. Within the next week, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry’s office, which lobbied for the honor, expects to deliver a letter from Obama to Abbott’s son, Donald, in a gesture intended to honor all of the victims and their families.

It’s a tribute long coming, Abbott said, and he hopes it brings some peace.

He was the last member of his family to see his father when he dropped him off in New Bedford to catch the boat to the damaged tower. Weeks later, he awoke to his mother’s screams after a 2 a.m. call brought news her husband was dead.

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legs snapped in a wild winter storm.

Welder Vincent Brown relayed the growing terror of the final days to his wife, telling her of young airmen “forever kneeling and saying their rosaries.”

The Air Force’s “Texas Towers,” named for their resemblance to oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, were fixed ocean platforms built sturdily enough to hold the heavy-duty, long-range radars normally used on land.

Placing the powerful antennae at sea extended the Air Defense System’s radar coverage by an estimated 300 to 500 miles, and increased the early warning time of a Soviet air attack on the East Coast by at least 30 minutes, according to Thomas W. Ray’s history of the towers.

The towers’ triangular, halfacre platforms hosted three antennas protected by huge, rubberized domes, the highest

Tower No. 4 had stability problems from the start, partly because it stood in 185-foot depths, far deeper than the 56and 80-foot waters that hosted the other towers, according to Ray’s account.

Donald Slutzky first boarded the tower in November 1959 as a 25-year-old representative for the company that made the tower’s computers. He remembered it rocked gently in a calm sea, and would lean when the water was rough. But he was told it was normal, so he didn’t worry.

Life on the tower was actually pretty sweet, Slutzky said, with a comfortable club, movie nights, plenty of beer and a microwave receiver that picked up a slew of East Coast television stations.

Lurking, Soviet-flagged, “fishing trawlers” reminded Slutzky he was on the front edge of America’s defenses, and he was proud of the work.

some substances,” said his lawyer, Michael Bachner, declining to be more specific. A senior applied-mathematics major, Wymbs, 22, worked as a biostatistician for a cancer-research program last summer and plans to apply to graduate school, his lawyer said.

“At the end of the day, Michael Wymbs is better off among us, working to help society, than being labeled as a felon and being ostracized,” Bachner said.

Prosecutors declined to comment on the students’ request. A judge has yet to weigh it.

By law, their bid for treatment depends on showing that drug dependency drove their alleged crimes. But their circumstances also raise delicate questions about how to weigh issues of privilege and promise.

While their backgrounds and plans might augur well for their success in treatment, “are we to then look at those who are less privileged in our society and may have more difficulties, and punish them more harshly, when (the students’) options were clearly more extensive?” said Democratic state Rep. Jeffrion Aubry, who represents a predominantly black district in Queens and was a key backer of the drug law changes. “It’s a complex issue.”

The move toward sending more offenders to treatment was in a fraught part of the drug-law debate, with opposing sides disputing whether it would provide people opportunities to change their lives or give opportunists an easy way out. One critic of the 2009 changes said he wasn’t sure they were meant to mitigate punishments for defendants like the Columbia students.

“I think you really have to take a close look at this, and is this really what we meant by a second chance?” said state Sen. Martin Golden, a Brooklyn Republican.

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Columbia University student Michael Wymbs, left, is escorted from the New York Police Department’s 25th Precinct in Manhattan after he and four other students were arrested on drug charges in New York.

Microbreweries turning from glass to metal LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Canned beer isn’t just for swilling anymore.

Baxter Brewing in Maine has joined a growing number of small craft-beer breweries distributing their brews in cans — just like mainstream mass-produced beers — rather than in bottles. A decade ago, it’s believed there weren’t any U.S. craft breweries canning their suds. Nowadays, nearly 100 sell at least one beer variety in metal.

Baxter Brewing founder and president Luke Livingston said cans are good for the beer, the environment and consumers, because they’re easy to take to places like camping trips and golf outings. Still, cans in some quarters have to overcome the stereotype of chugging contests or a beer-bellied John Belushi crushing cans on his forehead in the 1978 movie “Animal House.”

When Livingston decided to open a small brewery sans bottles, some people told him they would never stoop to drinking beer from a can — that bottles were way better, and draft beer was the best.

“My retort to those people is that draft beer comes out of a keg,” Livingston said at his brewery, located inside a former textile mill in this central Maine city. “And what’s a keg? A keg’s just a big can, it’s a big metal container.”

As the craft beer industry took off in the 1990s, small local and regional breweries distributed their ales, bocks, stouts and other varieties in bottles.

Craft beers generally are made in small batches by small breweries and are typically more complex in taste than mainstream beers. U.S. craftbeer brewers sold 282 million gallons in 2009, accounting for 6.3 percent of U.S. beer sales by value, according to the Brewers Association, a Boulder, Colo.based group representing craft brewers.

While craft beer has been sold predominantly in bottles, cans have been equated with mainstream beers such as Budweiser, Coors and Pabst Blue Ribbon.

The tiny Oskar Blues brew pub in Colorado broke that mold in 2002, when it began canning its Dale’s Pale Ale beer by hand with a tabletop canning machine. Oskar Blues Brewery, which is widely credited with starting the craft beer-in-a-can trend, brewed about 18,600 gallons of canned beer that first year.

It was such a hit that the owner opened a brewery in 2008

with a high-speed canning line.

Production this year is expected to reach 1.9 million gallons, with six different styles of beer.

Spokesman Chad Melis said Oskar Blues has tried to educate beer drinkers about the benefits of cans “one beer at a time.”

“It’s a little bit of an educational curve for people to get over the preconceived notion that cheap beer is in cans,” Melis said.

Since 2002, other microbreweries have jumped on the bandwagon. Baxter Brewing is the latest, putting its Pamola Xtra Pale Ale and Stowaway IPA in cans.

A decade ago, it was hard for a microbrewery to can beer

bottled varieties. They’re also more conducive to bringing on canoe or camping trips, to the beach, on boats or on the golf course.

As for the environment, Livingston said, cans take less fuel to ship because they are lighter than bottles. Consumers, he added, are twice as likely to recycle cans as bottles.

Recently, Livingston and brewmaster Michael LaCharite examined their canning machine, capable of filling and seaming 30 cans a minute, the day before canning was to commence. Out back in a warehouse, 44 pallets were stacked with 342,000 empty cans ready to be filled.

The beer is bound for retail

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Cans of beer are sorted at the Baxter Brewing Co., in Lewiston, Maine. The beer company has joined a growing number of small craft-beer breweries distributing their brews in cans rather than in bottles.

because canning equipment was geared toward mass producers, not small-scale breweries, said Julia Herz of the Brewers Association. And can companies required large orders of cans beyond the means of smallscale beer makers, she said.

But canning equipment has changed and small breweries can now order small batches of cans, she said. At the same time, craft beer drinkers aren’t averse to the idea of cans the way they once were.

Cans improve quality, Livingston said, because the beer isn’t tainted by light and is exposed to less oxygen than

shelves across Maine the first week of February. Livingston projects sales of 70,000 cases — that’s nearly 1.7 million cans — this year.

Livingston became aware of canned craft beer when he ran a beer blog. He also took note that most canned craft beer was out West and was relatively unheard of in the East.

“My marketing light bulb went off, and I said somebody’s got to do that around here,” he said.

Livingston wrote a business plan, raised $1.2 million from investors and loans and started what he says is the only brewery

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A cupcake for your thoughts Children’s book series reenacted at Jorgensen theater

By Ariel Brand Campus Correspondent

If you give a college student a snow day, they’ll ask for another one. If you give an audience a show, they’ll ask for popcorn. On Sunday afternoon at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, the Omaha Theater Company treated the audience to a whimsical stage production of “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake,” based on the adored, “If You Give a…” book series, written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond.

Young Laura returns home from school claiming that she had the worst day ever. She lost her favorite pink sparkle pen. The bus driver almost left her at the pool. She had a fight with her friend Felicia.

And her “stomach is practically eating itself.” But according to Laura, she can’t blame herself for ravenous appetite since her mother forgot to pack her sandwich.

And her brother Keith sprains his ankle after stumbling over her toys. But Laura argues that it is not her fault that he slipped. He orders her to pick everything up. She then throws a temper tantrum and complains about all the rules she has to abide by.

Throughout the perfor-

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mance, the cast reminds us that not all of our wishes can be fulfilled as every action has consequences, and that there exists a reason behind every rule.

With the Omaha Theater Company, everyone can be a star. The theater group invited the audience to sing, make animal noises and play catch along with Laura, who spends the rest of her day with an equally lively and demanding character, the talking Cat. Audience member Molly Leete from Bolton delighted in her zany spirit.

So what happens when you give a cat a cupcake? The Cat will demand for some sprinkles. When Laura gives her sprinkles, she unfortunately spills them on the floor. Since mopping up the mess will probably get her wet, Laura gives her a bathing suit. If you are wearing a bathing suit, you have to go to the beach. A string of surprises ensues, riddled with music, fun and adventure.

The play, adapted for the stage by Brian Guehring, captures the cheery and laughing faces of both young and old as it follows Laura and the Cat on their wild explorations to the beach, the gym, the mountain, the lake and the science museum where they

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This play adaptation by the Omaha Theater Company of “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake” is part of the Jorgensen Family Series.

Students perform from a classic American songbook

By Loumarie Rodriguez Campus Correspondent

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Graduate and undergraduate students took over the Jorgensen Center Saturday to take part in vocal performances.

Violin quartet plays classical French concert

By Keelan Freitag Campus Correspondent A crowd of gray hair scattered with youthful color gathered at the Jorgensen on Friday night to listen to the sounds of early 16th century France and to honor a fallen friend.

Parthenia, a viol quartet, brought a repertoire of French renaissance music combined with the poetry of Pierre de Ronsard and Jean-Antoine Baif. The quartet was joined by violinist Robert Mealy and soprano vocalist Julianne Baird to honor Dr. Bruce Bellingham, emeritus professor of music history at UConn.

“Tonight featured viola de gamba, which was his [Bellingham] main instrument,” said current music history professor Eric Rice.

“He also played violon and I know he likes these particular players very much and he loved

this repertoire.”

Later he explained a viola de gamba is “a six-string instrument tuned very much like a guitar, but they are bowed like the violin family.”

Andrew Gibson started the night by giving a sad speech about Dr. Bellingham, calling him the “original energizer bunny.”

“He was born in a suit and tie,” Gibson said.

The musicians then took their seats. Wonderfully harmonious strings sang out in perfect balance as the sextet bounced in unison with every musical phrase. Soprano Baird ably controlled her voice softly in the higher registers. Her voice seemed to come from somewhere deep inside her, giving anyone watching her lips a sense of illusion.

Violinist Meary sounded focused

and professional, sometimes improvising a quick run or turn.

“You heard him improvising a lot of ‘divisions,’ which are fast runs that aren’t written in the music.

“That shows that the music of this period is a lot closer to jazz than you might think,” Rice said.

“I’m not a big French speaker,” said Michael Catanese, 8thsemester chemical engineer, “so I can’t understand what she’s [Baird] is saying, but I’ve always enjoyed the viola. It’s nice and soothing and relaxing.

It was spectacular.”

“The concert is wonderful as it really reflects the relationship between the music and the text of the renaissance, in a way that [Bellingham] would have really enjoyed,” Rice said at the end of the night.

Keelan.Freitag@UConn.edu

The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts sold out for the second straight weekend. This tim the Husky Headliners Series Event presented American Songbook III, performances from both graduate and undergraduate students showcasing different stylings of timeless classics from Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley.

The show didn’t actually take place on Jorgensen’s main stage; the unique set up was in the normally empty area between the last few rows of seats and the lobby.

The seating in the intimate venue consisted of small tables with candle light, and was organized to partially encompass a grand piano with some floor space in which the performers took stage.

With many familiar songs such as “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend,” originally seen in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” performed

by Kelly Davis, the show

had plenty of quirkiness and class. There was even a comedic performance of “Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” originally from “Kiss Me Kate.”

Chris and Nick Wasko had many audience members laughing at their accents and innuendo, both literary and blatantly sexual.

After some quick mingling with the performers during intermission, the show starting again with “That’s Amore.” The song is originally by Harry Warren and was performed by Avery Krueger. There were even fun tunes like “If I only had a Brain,” sung in the barbarshop styling and the song “Good Morning” from the musical “Singing in the Rain” complete with some tap dancing. By the end of the show all the performers came back on stage and sung a quick ending number, after which the performers all received a standing ovation.

One member of the American Songbook Group was Jason Stammen, a 1styear grad student studying

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Black Panthers jazz piece to be played at Von der Mehden

By Keelan Freitag Campus Correspondent Mark your calendars. Von Der Mehden will host a previously unrecorded gem of American history on Feb. 22: a composition commissioned by the Black Panthers.

The Black Liberation Movement suite, written by trumpeter Cal Massey in 1969, has never been recorded and is rarely played in its nine movement entirety. When WHUS director of jazz Chris Sampson heard the piece in

Amherst, Mass., he knew he wanted to share the experience with everyone he could.

“Even though I am jazz director I did not know the piece existed until last March,” Sampson said.

“About three notes into it you realize that this is not just a historical piece of music, this is a beautiful piece of music.”

The piece will be performed by the Brooklyn College Big Band in Von Der Mehden on Feb. 22.

Keelan.Freitag@UConn.edu

As an ongoing theme in this column, I’ve discussed the rise in popularity of craft beers in the United States. But with this rise, the market has seen some wine folk migrate over to the other side and pick up an interest in many microbrewed beers. Wine is known for its appreciation over time—both in flavor and monetarily—but this vinominded concept has begun to saturate the beer scene and thus two new tangents in the craft brewing industry have emerged: a community with a passion for aging beers and a secondary market for people to sell them.

A friend recently recounted a story to me about his father purchasing a case of wine for $500 last year and stashing it in his cellar, with no immediate intention of drinking it. About 10 months later, the demand for the wine had grown and he commissioned the sale of the case to a store for $5,000. This mentality is seemingly common in the wine-world with many of the small vineyards producing niche styles with extremely low-production runs, encouraging the very high secondary market prices. As many young microbreweries emerge, some similar things are happening in the beer industry. Specialty ales with small 600 bottle runs cost $10 per bottle on their release day, but fetch up to 10 times that just hours later on eBay. Expect even more inflation for those bottles after a few years in the cellar, as evidenced by specialty sour ales by California brewers like Russian River and The Lost Abbey, which jumped from $20-30 retail per bottle to hundreds in a few short years.

Though this secondary market is currently small, it seems that it will only grow as the craft brewing sector of the market continues to expand. An interesting note about these secondary markets is that they are much more accepted in the wine world. While many beer purists will thumb their nose at the thought of profiting off of their precious bottle allotments, many wine drinkers will purposefully purchase extra bottles of a certain vintage with the sole intention of cellaring it and selling it at a later date. This differing perspective partially stems from the means by which each customer obtains their bottles. Many of these highly sought-after beers are available only directly from the brewery with strict bottle limits, ensuring a small allotment for each customer. In the wine world, a growing trend has consumers signing up for email lists and clubs for up-and-coming wineries in which they pay for a membership and get exclusive rights to limited edition vintages and special blends.

Though the waiting list for some of these memberships is years long, the trick is getting on with young wineries while they are still (relatively) unknown.

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she has the gang dressed up as “busy bees” and “cool cats,” though this just leads to the gang wearing ridiculous outfits (Jeff eventually ends up looking like an angelic Fonzie wearing cat ears). But Pierce, peeved at having no lines, buys his way into the play, and ruins it. I won’t spoil exactly how, but he leaves the crowd chanting “We want drugs!” It takes a last-second ploy from Chang to save the night and the kids.

“Community” is as strong as ever, and continues to be one of the best bang-foryour-buck comedies on television. Riding a joke-a-minute pace, the show’s always hitting new highs and new areas of sitcom heaven.

Europe has incredible architecture, art, food, fashion, people with awesome accents and last but not least, Europe is the home and birthplace of some amazing television programs.

First on the list is “Doctor Who,” a British television program that centers on an alien is a human’s body who travels through time battling evil while trying to prevent the elimination of the entire human race. The longest-running science fiction television show in the world, “Doctor Who’s” main stars include David Tennant as “The Doctor” (who was replaced by Matt Smith in 2010 for the role) Billie Piper as Rose Tyler and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. The show got even more popular in the United States and over 50 other countries.

Another popular British show that is worth watching is “Casualty”. As the title may imply, the show is a medical drama (in fact it is the longest running medical drama in the world.) that focuses on the lives of the people in the Emergency Department of Holby City Hospital. If you enjoy shows such as “ER,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and other American medical programs, “Casualty” is a show that you have to watch.

In addition to watching beautiful people portray the roles of doctors, who wouldn’t want to listen to the fabulous accents of the actors?

If you like “American Idol” then you may be impressed with the show “The X Factor,” which originally began in the United Kingdom and now is held in various countries. The show is a singing competition in which contestants are chosen from public auditions. Does it sound familiar? Simon Cowell, the producer of “American Idol”, began the show as a way for aspiring musicians to have a shot at achieving their dreams. The winner of the show usually gets a recording contract and wide-spread publicity.

One of the more popular winners is Leona Lewis, who was a contestant in the third season of the show.

“The X Factor” does differ from “American Idol” in that finalists of the show are mentored by a judge who helps them with song selection and presentation.

Finally, if you are in the mood for a sappy show about love, betrayal and a thing called life, then you may like the show “Berlin, Berlin”. The German show ran on television from 2002-2005 and features the journey of the main character Lolle (Felicitas Woll) goes on after following her boyfriend to Berlin and discovering that he is cheating on her. Lolle then decides to stay with her second-cousin in Berlin and ends up falling in love with him.

If you think that this is as twisted as it gets, watch the show to find out the character’s even darker secrets of Lolle and the other characters in the show. “Berlin, Berlin” features the German actors Woll, Jan Sosniok as Sven and Maverick Quek as Tuhan.

Europe isn’t the only continent that has a ton of awesome television programs. Stay tuned for next week when we look at some shows that have taken Asia by storm.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

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Frequent womanizer Sterling Archer (right) meets his match in fellow agent Lana Kane (left).

FX comedy showcases multiple story archs in season premier

By Jason Bogdan Staff Writer

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Without even going back into the drama left at the end of the last season, the creators of “Archer” seem to know the show is at its best when its titular character is going on a dangerous spy mission with hilarious results. Such is the case with the Season 2 premier. It gives the audience what it wants, to a fault at times, but was still a great way to start the season.

In classic “Archer” style, all it takes is the cruddy economy to be the reasoning to send a posse from the ISIS secret agency to bodyguard a dignitary’s daughter

in a Switzerland ski resort.

Usually having more than just Sterling Archer to take on a mission means more laughs, but sadly – except for Pam who has some great lines – the presence of Lana, Ray and even Malory felt unnecessary. It almost seemed like the writers wanted the premier to be standalone like the previous season’s brilliant pilot episode, but the plot here almost felt like retread of some of the missions of Season 1.

But the comedy of the show is what made me buy the Season 1 DVD the day it came out, and the season opener certainly had plenty of laughs.

The show still has flawless comedic timing and great use

of dialogue of Frisky Dingo creator, Adam Reed, with fastpaced scenes and hardly any time to pause from a reference to the indie suspense film “Frozen” to a hysterically awkward hot tub scene.

It also still isn’t afraid to go to the darker, non-PC comedy that FX primetime can handle. So if scenes like the bad guys talking to a member who was just engulfed in flames or Archer justifying his damaged crotch don’t turn you off, then you’ll certainly have at least a few laugh-out-loud moments.

Really, I can’t emphasize enough how funny an irresponsible spy like Archer is with the standout monotone voice of H. Jon Benjamin.

A thrilling snowmobile chase

could only have a A-grade voice actor like him make a nonchalant conversation within it all believable. Just the way Archer says, “Well obviously we’ll take that,” once finding his only way to escape is nothing short of perfect.

Even though this first episode of the new season was a bit of a prep-up before going back into the ongoing story arcs like the disastrous relationship between Cyril and Lana, it still showed that FX chose well in renewing the season after the amazing Season 1 with an all-star cast and superb writing that can even turn a “filler” plot like this into something enjoyable.

Jason.Bogdan@UConn.edu

‘Community’ is a bargain of an education

What I’m watching “The Millionaire Matchmaker” Tuesday, 9 p.m.

Bravo Matchmaker Patty Stanger is good at pushing people’s buttons.

She’s loud, she’s rude and she is over the top in every which way.

But one thing is for sure, she does know how to put on a good show.

Stanger and her ragtag crew of matchmakers are responsible for setting up rich bachelors and bachelorettes with the loves of their lives. THis usually proves to be quite difficult considering that the rich folk are either arrogant or unattractive and their potential mates tend to be gold diggers.

You can call this show bogus (reality TV often is) but it is still entertaining. The dates that the ccouples go on are excruitatingly awkward and Stanger often ends up flipping out on her clients and denying them access to her matchmaking club. The show does confirm one thing though; money can’t buy you love.

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(From left to right) Alison Brie and Dino Stamatopoulos are caught in a perilous situation during episode number nine of season 2, ‘Conspiracy Theories and Soft Defenses.’

By Joe O’Leary Staff Writer Winter break has come and gone for our favorite students at Greendale Community College, but they’ve stayed as funny as ever.

In the three episodes, aired since we last covered the show, “Community’s” study group has had a stop-motion animation adventure, met Theo Huxtable and barely managed to teach kids that drugs are bad.

In the Dec. 9 episode, “Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas,” the study group seems to be preparing for a nice quiet Christmas break, until Abed tells them that he’s seeing the world in animation.

The entire episode, taking

place in Abed’s perspective, was created in stop-motion animation, and it cemented itself as a Christmas classic a la “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” While the characters are reduced to basic personalities, it’s still hilarious and emotional at the same time (Abed’s parents divorced, and he can’t handle his mother re-marrying), and ends on one of the sweetest notes the show could find, with the study group celebrating Christmas together.

After a long hiatus, the show returned with its Jan. 20 episode “Asian Population Studies.” In this episode, a storyline from the Halloween episode, “Epidemiology” was continued; in the midst of a viral outbreak, Chang and Shirley have sex on

Halloween night, which neither remembers. It turns out, come January, that Shirley’s pregnant, and her ex-husband, played by Malcolm Jamal Warner (famous as Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”) has returned to her, thinking that the baby is his.

Unfortunately, Chang managed to call Troy before the night ended, and eventually the truth slips out. Happily, in the midst of the show’s turmoil, Shirley’s ex decides to stay with her, saying that “even if it’s Chang’s baby… we’ll try golf.”

Finally, with last Thursday’s episode “Celebrity Pharmacology 212,” Annie is put in charge of an antidrug play for at-risk teenagers, which predictably fell on its feet.The basic idea was good;

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Welcome to ‘The Addams Family’ Broadway spectacle is enjoyable for all ages

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(From left to right) Adam Kiegler, Jackie Hoffman, Krysta Rodriguez, Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Zachary James and Kevin Chamberlain in a Chicago production of ‘The Addams Family.’

By Nicole Green Campus Correspondent Lacking only a few classic Addams Family traits, Broadway’s new musical “The Addams Family” musical has few other shortcomings. Complete with humor, memorable songs, and spectacular actors, the show

was named the most anticipated Broadway musical pre-release since “The Producers” in 2003.

The cast features famous stage and silver screen veterans Nathan Lane (who also starred in “The Producers” alongside Matthew Broderick) as lovable Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the spooky family, and Bebe Neuwirth as the eerily sen-

sual Morticia Addams. Jackie Hoffman portrays a fabulously wacky Grandma, while Zachary James brings creepy half-dead butler Lurch to life and Kevin Chamberlin plays moon-loving Uncle Fester. Carlolee Carmello and Terrence Mann (transsexual Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “Rocky Horror Picture Show”) play Frank and Alice Beinicke, an

average American family from Ohio. Adam Riegler is adorably horrifying Pugsley Addams.

The plot centers on Wednesday Addams (Krysta Rodriguez) and her new “normal” boyfriend Lucas Beineke, played by stunningly handsome Wesley Taylor. The Addams parents insist on having the Beinekes over for a dinner party,

and the clash between normal and Addams quickly turns the dinner party into a disastrous affair. Only when devious little Pugsley steals some of Grandma’s Acrimonium do the guests share their secrets and finally, all is right in the sideways world of Addams.

Nathan Lane, sporting a thick Spanish/Transylvanian accent, shines in the show’s spotlight. The show would be incomplete without his impeccable timing, witty commentary, and graceful stage presence. Neuwirth provides an effortlessly scary Morticia and Rodriguez and Taylor pack the perfect punch with their chemistry and harmonizing.

The show has received criticism and praise alike; many believe the show only sold so many tickets because “The Addams Family” is such a wellloved brand name, while others think the crew and cast deserve the acclaim. Many critics also agree that the show will decline in popularity once Neuwirth and Lane leave the cast; Lane leaves March 22, Neuwirth’s leave is unannounced.

Regardless of the reviews, “The Addams Family” is truly a fantastical portrayal of our favorite all-together-ooky dark family. Broadway frequenters and newcomers alike will fully appreciate and enjoy the humorous, sensual, precisely crafted storylines of “The Addams Family” musical.

Nicole.Green@UConn.edu

‘90210’ is a messy but Plenty of big reveals and thrills as season juicy catfight for viewers four of Chuck continue to play out

By Nicole Green Campus Correspondent Before the holiday break, “90210” left viewers with two love triangles, a gay couple and a convicted rapist on the loose.

Annie ended up in bed with a beat-up Liam, even though she is dating Liam’s estranged brother Charlie. Adrianna’s newfound fame and self-absorption pushes Navid away and straight into Silver’s arms. Teddy and Ian are in a relationship, except Teddy isn’t ready to tell everyone about his newfound sexuality. And the final scene we saw before the break showed Naomi returning to her hotel room, while Mr. Cannon watches her from the shadows.

Unbeknownst to Teddy, Dixon saw him and Ian get steamy in the stairwell. When Dixon confronts him, Teddy begs that his secret be kept quiet. After Liam and Annie’s night together, Charlie confesses to Liam that everything he’d put Liam through when they were younger was to protect him from being beat up by their father.

Annie tries to choose Liam over Charlie, but now that Liam knows

that his brother isn’t deranged, he refuses to be with Annie and urges her to stay with Charlie.

Annie and Dixon’s cousin Emily has come to town from Kansas,while her mother is in rehab. After meeting Liam, Emily sets her phone background to a picture of his face. Enter new plotline about the crazy cousin from Kansas stalking Annie’s would-be boyfriend.

The Cannon story continues to dominate the show. He ties Naomi up and forces her to call Silver so he can hold the two hostage while he videotapes them apologizing for “ruining his life.” Just as he is about to succeed, Naomi sprays him with hairspray and Silver hits him over the head with a vase. In a twist very unlike unlike anything we’ve seen on the show before Naomi punches Cannon over and over before pulling a knife on him, but Silver manages to talk her out of killing him.

This week, the girls take a yoga retreat: no cell phones, boys or civilization. When Annie tells the staff that her friends are “superficial,” they turn against her. Catch the rich-girl catfight tonight at 8

Nicole.Green@UConn.edu

Avant-garde composer Milton Babbitt dies at 94 PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) – Composer Milton Babbitt, who was known for his complex orchestral compositions and credited with developing the first electronic synthesizer in the 1950s, died Saturday. He was 94.

Paul Lansky, a composer and Princeton University colleague who was once a student of Babbitt’s, told The Associated Press he died Saturday at a Princeton hospital. Lansky said he did not know the cause of death.

Born in Philadelphia, Babbitt earned degrees from both Princeton and New York University. He joined Princeton’s faculty in 1938 and became a professor emeritus of music there in 1984.

In the 1950s, RCA hired Babbitt as a consultant as it was developing the Mark II synthesizer. He became a founder and director of the ColumbiaPrinceton Electronic Music Center, where the synthesizer was installed.

He blended electronic music

with vocal performances in compositions such as “Vision and Prayer” and “Philomel” in the 1960s and “Reflections” in 1975.

Princeton awarded Babbitt, then 75, a doctorate in 1992, 46 years after his dissertation on the 12-tone system of modern composers was rejected.

“His dissertation was so far ahead of its time it couldn’t be properly evaluated at the time,” Theodore Ziolkowski, dean of Princeton’s graduate school and a close friend of Babbitt, said at the time.

The music department then awarded doctorates for historical musicology, not composing.

Ziolkowski said faculty members weren’t satisfied with the honorary doctorate Princeton awarded Babbitt the previous spring.

“We thought it wasn’t right that such a distinguished composer and music theoretician who has contributed so much to music in this country should not have the degree he had earned,” Ziolkowski said then.

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Zachary Levi (on left) plays Chuck, a nerdy underachiever who is has mistakenly downloaded government secrets directly into his brain.

By Jason Wong Campus Correspondent A m e r i c a ’s favorite Converse-wearing, computer hacking nerd/CIA spy is back on television after a long winter hiatus, facing both new and old challenges.

In “Chuck vs. the Balcony,” Chuck and the team are sent on a mission to retrieve a nanochip that contains vital CIA information on it before a group of radical French terrorists does.

Considering the other dangerous situations Chuck has been in, this kind of thing would be a cakewalk, but as usual, there’s a complication. Since the mission takes place in the romantic Loire Valley in France, Chuck is persuaded by his best friend Morgan to propose to Sarah. The mission goes off without a hitch, but unfortunately, Chuck is unable to propose during it.

Fortunately, a follow-up

mission to plant a tracking chip on the aforementioned terrorist leader brings them back to France, and what’s more, it takes place during a -beautiful full moon – an extremely romantic time to propose to Sarah. The plan goes smoothly, and Chuck is just about to propose when CIA agents arrive and arrest Sarah for treason.

At the end of the episode, Sarah reveals that it was a setup to provide her cover so she could infiltrate Volkoff Industries and save Chuck’s mom.

In the next episode, “Chuck vs. the Gobbler,” Sarah has established a reputation as a rogue CIA agent, and approaches Volkoff ostensibly to work for him. In order to prove her loyalty, Volkoff has her break out his former bodyguard, Yuri the Gobbler (nicknamed sasbecause he eats his victims), from jail. Sarah enlists the

help of Chuck, Casey and Morgan and they manage to do so relatively easily.

Despite the mission’s success, however, Volkoff still requires one more test of loyalty from Sarah. He orders her to kill Casey, and she appears to do so, throwing him out the window of the building they’re fighting in.

Chuck watches on in horror, not knowing that Casey and Sarah had planned for him to fall on a platform 40 feet below, which unfortunately broke when Casey hit it. The episode ends with Casey in the hospital in critical condition and Sarah severing contact with the team.

“Chuck” continues to be one of the most entertaining shows on television with its combined action, humor, and relationship drama, and promises to continue to be with its new ‘Sarah as a rogue agent’ twist.

Jason.Wong@UConn.edu

Source: Sheen 911 caller said actor ‘intoxicated’ LOS ANGELES (AP) – The production of Charlie Sheen’s hit TV show is on hold because of his return to rehab, which came after a 911 caller said the actor was intoxicated and in pain.

One of Sheen’s neighbors told an emergency operator Thursday that the actor was “intoxicated” and complaining of abdominal and chest pains, according to a person familiar with the call. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details and spoke Friday on condition of anonymity.

Copies of the call probably won’t be ready for release by the Los Angeles Fire Department

until Monday, a department spokesman said.

Sheen, 45, was taken to a Los Angeles area hospital and was there until around midnight Thursday, said his publicist, Stan Rosenfield, who cited the actor’s history of hernia problems.

Rosenfield said Friday that Sheen was in rehab, but he did not say why.

“Charlie Sheen has voluntarily entered an undisclosed rehabilitation center today,” the spokesman said. “He is most grateful to all who have expressed their concern.”

The terse statement noted that no additional information

will be provided and asked that Sheen’s privacy be respected.

CBS, production company Warner Bros. Television and executive producer Chuck Lorre said in a joint statement that Sheen’s rehab has prompted a halt on production of “Two and a Half Men.” “We are profoundly concerned for his health and well-being, and support his decision,” the companies and Lorre said.

Sixteen of the show’s 24-episode order have been taped, with 14 aired so far.

Sheen’s program has increased its audience by 2 percent over last season, the Nielsen Co. said.

Beer brands not likely to go extinct from BUY, page 7

These contrasting methods for obtaining the most soughtafter bottles in each industry certainly spark some thought as to what the future may hold for the appreciation of certain beer styles and vintages.

Only time will tell whether the craft beer industry will continue to grow and usher in a new era of secondary markets and cellaring of hundredyear-old bottles like the wine world. Regardless, beer will always maintain some qualities that wine can’t touch: its approachability, drinkability and availability. So don’t worry, your favorite six pack won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. Cheers!

Joseph.Pentecost@UConn.edu

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encounter a giant beach ball, an abominable snowman, a Loch Ness monster, and more. On the way, she learns why we have rules, such as being careful when you lift weights or not touching the objects at a museum exhibit.

In the end, the Cat and Laura return home, where a delicious cupcake awaits them.

The hungry feline naturally asks again for sprinkles.

Laura, who has learned her lesson, sprinkles the cupcake by herself and enjoys it after having “the best afternoon ever.”

Four-year-old Devlin from Putnam gave the show an enthusiastic thumbs up and expressed his excitement about whales at the science museum.

“I liked it when the guy got squashed with the big beach ball,” Clayon Lehmann said.

After the show, Lauren Galeota from Ellington got a new book to add to her “If You Give a...” collection. She was not the only one leaving the show with a smile. Her father, Jeremy Galeota, said, “It was excellent. There were a lot of good scenes for the kids.”

So if you give a child a ticket to the “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake,” performance, you will without a doubt come out with a very happy camper.

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vocal performance.

“It was a lot of fun,” Stammen said. “It’s a nice venue and a great change.”

He preformed “Angel Eyes” originally from Jennifer.

Another audience member from Storrs, Haley Hamlim said “I’m really glad I came and I loved the tap dancing”.

“I thought the show was awesome,” said Katie Rock, a grad student going for her master’s degree in public administration. “I know many of the performers and they all worked really hard and it went without a hitch”.

At the end of the show Rodriguez plugged UConn Opera Theater’s spring production, Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide,” which will be performed on March 24 and 26 at the Nafe Katter Theatre.

Kat Bowden, a 10-semester who is getting her performers certificate and Cunegonde in the opera concluded the show with a teaser, “Glitter and be Gay.”

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Focus

» HOLLYWOOD

Firth, Portman, Bale, Leo win Screen Actors prizes

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(Left) Dicky Eklund, left, joins Christian Bale on stage as he accepts the award for best male actor in a supporting role for “The Fighter” at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. (Right) Natalie Portman arrives on the red carpet.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – "The King's Speech" won the bestactor trophy Sunday for Colin Firth and a second honor for its overall cast at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The two prizes capped a weeklong surge of Hollywood honors for the British monarchy saga, which is building momentum for the Feb. 27 Academy Awards, where the Facebook drama "The Social Network" previously had looked like the favorite.

Natalie Portman earned the best-actress award at the Screen Actors ceremony for "Black Swan," while "The Fighter" co-stars Christian Bale and Melissa Leo swept the supporting-acting honors, boosting their own prospects come Oscar night.

"The King's Speech" leads Oscar contenders with 12 nominations, among them best picture and actor for Firth, who has been the awards favorite virtually since the film premiered at festivals half a year ago.

"Until today, I would say probably, if ever I felt that I had a trophy which has told me that something's really

happening for me, it was my SAG card," said Firth, who plays Queen Elizabeth's dad, George VI, as he takes the throne in the 1930s while struggling to overcome a debilitating stammer.

"Growing up in England, it's not something you expect to see in your wallet, really," Firth continued. "And so it has this glow, and I used to flash it around, hoping it would get me female attention, entry into nightclubs and top-level government departments. It didn't."

Many winners had gushing words for the protection and fellowship their union offers.

"I've been working since I was 11 years old, and SAG has taken care of me," said Portman, who won for her role as a ballerina losing her grip on reality. "They made sure I wasn't working too long and made sure I got an education while I was working."

Bale is a strong favorite for the supporting-actor Oscar as real-life fighter Dicky Eklund, whose career unraveled amid drugs and crime.

Eklund briefly joined Bale on stage, the actor telling him

he's "a real gentleman."

"I love acting. I love what we do," Bale said. "It's so bloody silly at times, isn't it?

It's like playing dress-up, and other times it is so meaningful. I just enjoy that so much – we get to walk in other people's shoes. Life without empathy is no fun at all."

Leo, who plays the domineering matriarch of Eklund and half brother Micky Ward's boxing family in "The Fighter," was speechless for a long moment after taking the stage.

"I'm much better when I have my words written for me and somebody's costumes to put on," said Leo, 50, an Oscar nominee two years ago for "Frozen River" who had success earlier in her career on TV's "Homicide: Life on the Street" but has caught a second wind at an age when many actresses find roles scarce. "This has been an extraordinary season for me."

Betty White, who is having her own career resurgence in her 80s, won for TV comedy actress for "Hot in Cleveland."

"I must say this is the biggest surprise I've ever had in

this business. There wasn't a prayer. I am so lucky to be ... at 89, to be working ...," White said, pausing as the crowd interrupted her with effusive applause. "You didn't applaud when I turned 40."

Alec Baldwin won his fifth-straight guild award for best actor in a comedy series for "30 Rock."

"I don't know what to say.

This is ridiculous. I'm so happy," Baldwin said. "We've had a great year with the show."

"Modern Family" won for overall cast performance in a TV comedy.

Steve Buscemi of "Boardwalk Empire" and Julianna Margulies of "The Good Wife" won as best actors in a TV drama. "Boardwalk Empire," a Prohibition-era gangster series, also won for overall TV drama cast performance.

Buscemi's thanks included a shout out and congratulations to Martin Scorsese, who won a Directors Guild of America Award prize the night before for directing the pilot episode of "Boardwalk Empire." Scorsese was ill and unable to attend.

"Marty, we love you. We

hope you feel better, and we love working with you. Please come back," Buscemi said.

Margulies had warm words for her in-laws "for producing truly the most spectacular human being, who I get to call my husband."

Before the show began, the guild presented its award for film stunt ensemble to the sci-fi blockbuster "Inception" and the TV stunt prize to the vampire drama "True Blood."

"The Social Network," chronicling the rise of Facebook, had been the early Oscar favorite for best-picture, named the year's top drama by key critics groups and the Golden Globes.

But "The King's Speech" has surged forward in the past week, pulling upset wins at the Directors Guild and Producers Guild awards and leading the Oscar field at last Tuesday's nominations.

"The Social Network" had two SAG nominations but came away empty-handed.

Last year's individual winners at the guild awards – Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Mo'nique for "Precious" and Christoph

Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds" – all went on to win at the Oscars.

The cast prize, considered the guild's equivalent of a best-picture honor, has a spotty record at predicting the top Oscar winner.

The recipient of the guild's cast award has gone on to claim best-picture at the Oscars only seven of 15 years since SAG added that prize. Last year's guild cast recipient, "Inglourious Basterds," lost out to "The Hurt Locker" in the Oscar best-picture race.

The 17th annual SAG Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, included a life-achievement honor for Ernest Borgnine.

"We are a privileged few who have been chosen to work in this field of entertainment," said the 94-year-old Borgnine, whose award was preceded by a tribute including clips from his Oscar-winning performance in 1955's "Marty" through his role in last fall's action comedy "Red." ''I hope that we will never let our dedication to our craft fail, that we will always give the best we possibly can to our profession."

» CARTOONS

50 years along, Berenstain Bears a family affair SOLEBURY, Pa. (AP) — A recent venture into his mother’s basement became a Bear Country moment for Mike Berenstain.

Beyond the shelves of sketches and correspondence from hundreds of his parents’ beloved Berenstain Bears books, he found furniture, kitchen appliances and other odds and ends. Why, he gently teased his mother in their studio recently, was she holding onto old stereo consoles and antique toasters?

“It’s like the book where Mama Bear has a trunk full of what she calls ‘valuable junk,’” Jan Berenstain replied with a laugh. “If it worked, I held onto it.”

It’s just one example of the connection between art and life in the Berenstain den.

Nearly 50 years after the Berenstain Bears first charmed preschoolers and their parents, the lovable ursine clan remain as close to its Bear Country roots as the Berenstain children remain to the books bearing its family name.

Stan and Jan Berenstain created hundreds of books until Stan Berenstain’s death in 2005 at the age of 82. Mike Berenstain, the couple’s son, now collaborates with his mother in writing and illustrating new books at the same studio in an idyllic part of Bucks County, outside Philadelphia, that serves as inspiration for the books’ setting.

The gentle stories of Mama

Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear and Sister Bear, as always, are inspired by the Berenstain family — first from the children and now the grandchildren.

“We remain relentlessly focused on the family relationship. There isn’t one character who’s the star of any of the books,” Mike Berenstain said.

Mike Berenstain, 51, started collaborating in the late 1980s on the books with his parents after creating about 30 of his own children’s books.

“Their greatest popularity was in the ‘80s, and now those kids are having children of their own,” he said. “Bad economic times also make people want to have more familyoriented time together.”

The bears are venturing further afield nowadays, with an interactive website, toys, computer games, TV shows, a touring stage musical, a children’s museum exhibit and an iPhone app. A movie by “Night at the Museum” director Shawn Levy is in the script phase and has a tentative release date of 2012, the 50th anniversary of the first Berenstain Bears book.

The books have tackled modern subjects such as online safety and childhood obesity, and the bears (or their human helpers) answer children’s e-mails and letters, but the goal is to tell enduring, universal stories. Perennial favorites cover challenges of getting kids to doing chores, defuse fears of the first day of school

and teach values of kindness and generosity.

“They say jokes don’t travel well, but family humor does,” said Jan Berenstain, 87, who works in her studio daily.

“Family values is what we’re all about.”

Stan and Jan Berenstain, both Philadelphia natives, were 18 when they met on their first day at art school in 1941. They married five years later and had two sons. The elder, writer Leo Berenstain, is involved with the business end of the family franchise.

Before their family of bear books was born, the young couple built a successful career. A cartoon series they produced called “All in the Family” ran in McCall’s and Good Housekeeping magazines for 35 years, and their art appeared in magazines including Collier’s and The Saturday Evening Post.

The first Berenstain Bears book, “The Big Honey Hunt,” was published in 1962. Over the years, more than 300 titles have been released in 23 languages — most recently in Arabic and Icelandic — touching on topics from patience to pollution and becoming a rite of passage for generations of young readers.

About 260 million copies of Berenstain Bears books have been held in the hands of children and their parents since their earliest books were published with the help of Theodor Geisel, a children’s books editor at Random House

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Mike Berenstain and his mother, Janice Berenstain, look at an earlier Berenstain Bears book as they work in their studio in Solebury, Pa.

better known as Dr. Seuss.

“He was a tough editor, but we learned a lot from him,” Jan Berenstain said. Geisel’s critiques, which the family still has in its large archives, mince no words: “When weak rhymes are used to the extent these are, the reader feels he’s stuck in a rut” is a typical remark.

Geisel also advised the Berenstains to change characters. “There are too many bears. ... They’ll be a millstone around your neck,” Jan Berenstain recalled with a laugh.

The couple began working on their second book — this time with penguins — but took an about-face after “Honey Hunt” became a hit. The Berenstains’ current publisher, HarperCollins, plans to release the unpublished “Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole” next year along with several new Berenstain Bears books in the works.

“It’s wonderful to do something you love for so many years,” Jan Berenstain said.

“Not everyone has that.”

The Cornell graduate first became

known for his work on ESPN's "Sportscenter," where he also cultivated a reputation for being talented but difficult to work with. His first MSNBC stint ended in the late 1990s when he quit, complaining his bosses were telling him to talk too much about President Bill Clinton's impeachment scandal.

Olbermann's plans are unclear. He signed a four-year contract with MSNBC two years ago; contract buyouts typically include noncompete clauses that keep a personality off TV for a period of time.

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» NBA

Celtics beat Lakers 109-96 in rematch

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Paul Pierce says the Boston Celtics had no reason to discuss their heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the NBA finals last summer before they returned to Staples Center on Sunday.

With a spectacularly fluid performance on offense against the outclassed Lakers, Pierce and the Celtics showed some things just don’t need to be said out loud.

Pierce scored 32 points, Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 13 rebounds with a large bandage over a five-stitch cut on his head, and the Celtics overcame Kobe Bryant’s 41 points in a 109-96 victory over Los Angeles.

Ray Allen scored 21 points for the Celtics in the longtime rivals’ first meeting since Los Angeles rallied from a late 13-point deficit for an 83-79 win in the deciding game last June, ending an exhausting series in dramatic fashion.

“It’s another game, but it was definitely an emotional game, especially because we lost Game 7 here,” said Pierce, who dueled down the second-half stretch with Bryant. “It feels good to come back in this build-

ing and get a win.”

The Celtics overwhelmed the Lakers in the rematch, with Rajon Rondo catalyzing the offense by racking up 15 of his 16 assists after halftime. Boston showed off its enviably complete game, outrebounding the Lakers 43-30—a big problem for Boston in last season’s finale—while hitting nine 3-pointers and getting 34 assists to Los Angeles’ 10.

With his every assist against the defense of Bryant and Derek Fisher, Rondo also made a matter-of-fact statement about the Celtics’ prowess in areas the Lakers can’t match right now.

“We knew we could run on L.A.,” Rondo said. “L.A., given the personnel that we have, we thought we could outrun them.”

This victory also put the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics (36-11) well ahead of the Lakers (33-15) in the overall NBA standings.

You know, just in case.

“If we had home court last year, who knows maybe what happens in Game 7?” Pierce asked. “We’re not looking ahead, but maybe if it comes down to another Game 7,

maybe we’ll have it at home.”

Bryant scored his 27,000th career point but couldn’t spark his Lakers teammates, who followed up their Christmas home loss to Miami with another flop against the best of the East, disappointing a home crowd pulsing with energy for the annual rivalry game.

“I think guys are upset, and they should be,” Bryant said.

“We’re not playing very well against these top teams, so we need to elevate our level and need to get better if we’re to defend our throne. There’s no other option but that.”

Pau Gasol had 12 points in a quiet game for Los Angeles, which has lost four of seven.

The two-time champions are doing nothing to counter the perception they don’t get excited about anything until the playoffs.

Bryant became the youngest player to reach 27,000 points on a 3-pointer late in the third quarter, but he frequently was a one-man show on offense. Ron Artest went 1 for 10, Andrew Bynum had 11 points while struggling with soreness in his left knee, and Lamar Odom had 15 points

and five rebounds.

“Is it the playoffs yet?”

Lakers coach Phil Jackson asked. “No. We’re still playing regular-season games.

We’ll get there in time.”

Boston led throughout the final 21 minutes, but a flurry of points from Bryant pulled the Lakers to 91-87 with 5:20 to play. The Celtics responded with seven consecutive points to start a game-ending 18-9 run, highlighted by Rondo’s smooth alley-oop lob to Garnett for a layup in traffic.

“I told Rondo, in front of the team, that I thought it was one of his best games of the year,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said.

“I think he called an absolutely perfect game. He’s our pitcher. … (We) lost our senses in the second quarter for a stretch.

We got into complaining about everything except for playing basketball, and I told them at halftime just keep playing through anything.”

Two nights after an embarrassing 71-point performance in a loss at Phoenix, Boston earned its eighth win in 10 games—and the Celtics’ star big man even showed his grit through a little blood.

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Celtics' guard Paul Pierce attempts a jumpshot over Lakers' forward Ron Artest during the game Sunday night.

» COLLEGE BASKETBALL

St. John's topples No. 3 Duke 93-78

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Duke forward Ryan Kelly tries to block a shot by St. John's forward Justin Brownlee in the first half of their game in Madison Square Garden Sunday night.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Dwight Hardy scored 26 points and St. John's stunned No. 3 Duke 93-78 on Sunday, capping the Red Storm's run of eight straight games against ranked teams with their third win.

It wasn't that St. John's (128) beat the Blue Devils (192), it was the way it happened.

The Red Storm, who had lost three straight and five of six, took control early and had a 46-25 lead at halftime.

Duke, which came into the game shooting 40 percent from 3-point range, missed its first 10 shots from behind the arc and made one of 13 in the half.

The Blue Devils' overall shooting wasn't a whole lot better as they shot 29.6 percent (8 of 27) in the half — they entered the game shooting 48.1 percent from the field — and they were careless with the ball as well, committing 11 turnovers, one off their season average for a game.

St. John's had a lot to do with how poorly Duke played, using a three-quarter court trap to force the Blue Devils into low percentage passes that almost all seemed to either be stolen by St. John's or just thrown away.

Duke looked like a team playing a nonconference game on the road after playing six straight Atlantic Coast Conference games.

St. John's, which gave the Big East a 6-1 record against teams ranked in the top 10 this season, was 16 of 28 from the field (57.1 percent) in the half, well above

the 45.2 percent the Red Storm were shooting coming into the game.

Duke's loss continued the weekend of misery for members of the Top 25. On Saturday, four teams in the top 10 and 11 ranked teams overall lost.

Justin Brownlee had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Red Storm, while Paris Horne added 15 points and six assists. St. John's shot 58.2 percent for the game (32 of 55) and was 26 of 33 from the free throw line.

Nolan Smith led Duke with 32 points and Kyle Singler added 20. Duke finished 5 of 26 from 3-point range and 17 turnovers.

The sellout crowd of 19,353 at Madison Square Garden — about 60 percent of whom were cheering for St. John's — seemed to be waiting for a run by the Blue Devils, who had won four straight since its loss at Florida State, that would make their nightmare half go away.

St. John's came out and scored the first two baskets of the second half — one on a dunk by D.J. Kennedy 10 seconds in, the other on a layup by Hardy off a nice pass from Dwayne Polee II — to take its biggest lead of the game, 50-25 1:04 into the second half.

St. John's had doubled Duke and the Red Storm managed to score enough the rest of the way to keep the Blue Devils at bay. The closest Duke would get would be 11 points after they hit four straights 3-pointers to pull to 87-76.

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Napier takes blame for Huskies’ loss

By Matt McDonough Associate Sports Editor

points and I was effective, we lost,” Napier said. “And those last four free throws, I’m really kind of shocked that I missed those. I pride The No. 5 UConn men’s basket- myself on making free throws. I ball team’s 79-78 double overtime want to take the free throws and loss to No. 23 Louisville at Gampel for me to miss those free throws, Pavilion was the most disappoint- it’s kind of challenging in a way.” ing of the season for the Huskies.

Napier scored a team-high 23 UConn blew two nine-point leads points on 8-of-16 shooting. He more than halfway through the was 5-for-11 from 3-point range second half, giving the Cardinals and had three assists and three life and another impressive come- rebounds. The most telling stat, back victory. however, was Napier shooting “They took it from us,” said 2-for-6 at the free coach Jim Calhoun, throw line. Napier who added that undertook blame for the manned Louisville loss and said no positruly beat the Huskies tives came from it. and that he didn’t like “I can, but we lost, his team’s demeanor you really can’t take from the opening tip. anything from it,” “I can’t say enough Napier said. “I mean about our guys,” said the coach will take Notebook Cards’ coach Rick positives from it, but Pitino. “I thought I I never praise the saw it all versus Marquette and positives, I always try to look at even the last game, but this is the the negatives and try to get better capper of the season.” from them.”

Louisville came back from 18 Napier showed class in the loss, down with six minutes remain- and although it was a sour ending ing against Marquette, but the to what may have been Napier’s win in Storrs was the icing on the best college contest thus far, the cake for a surprising 17-4 team freshman wasn’t ready to give with a 6-2 conference record, himself any credit, only blame. good for second place. UConn is now 17-3 and 5-3 in the Big Coolness, Confidence and East, good for fourth.

Countenance Although Calhoun said the Cardinals won the game, the Louisville, like UConn’s last Huskies squandered multiple four opponents, couldn’t read opportunities, missing the final shot Jeremy Lamb’s pokerface. of regulation and the two overtime The unemotional freshman periods. Freshman guard Shabazz guard with an unwavering game Napier had a chance to ice the face exploded for 14 points in the game with UConn up 68-67 with first half. Lamb led off the game 15 seconds left. But Napier missed with three floaters in the first five 1-of-2 free throws and Peyton minutes, two driving the lane and Siva, who led Louisville with 19 one baseline. Lamb has perfected points in the game, drove unguard- his runner, adding another facet to ed to the hole and slammed home his dynamic offense. the game’s tying points.

“I’ve been working on my float“Even though I scored a lot of er since I was young,” Lamb said.

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“It’s coming into effect playing against bigger guys. I rely on my floater a little bit, playing against big guys you’ve got to get it up over them.”

Lamb finished with 21 points, hitting nine of 17 shots from the field. His one weakness was 3-point shooting, going 1-for-7.

Lamb is on a stretch of success, becoming the Huskies’ second option on offense. Lamb scored 13 points at DePaul, 14 vs.

Villanova, 16 against Tennessee and a career-high 24 points Tuesday at Maquette.

At the 6:16 mark, with his parents in attendance, Lamb showed shades of Stanley Robinson, grabbing a missed Napier 3-point attempt in mid-air and sending it through the hoop with a powerful tip-slam to make the score 20-15 in UConn’s favor. The Cardinals took a timeout and scored after the break, but Lamb hit a baseline jumper the next possession to increase the lead back at five. With 1:47 left in first half, Lamb hit another runner in the paint. Lamb shot 7-for-10 from the field, missing all three of his 3-point attempts in the half.

One shining moment Dan Walker of East Lyme won the “Shoot to Win” contest during a timeout in the first half. Walker, no relation to Kemba, made a layup, free throw, 3-pointer and halfcourt shot to win $1,000. Walker graduated from UConn with a business degree in 2008.

The quotable Jim Calhoun “I don’t want to talk about Kemba today, next question,” Calhoun said after a question regarding Walker.

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Huskies forward Jamal Coombs-McDaniel drives to the lane for a contested layup. UConn lost 79-78 to the Cardinals Saturday.

» WOMEN’S HOCKEY

All good things must come to an end

By Dan Agabiti Staff Writer

So far this year, the Huskies have lost all of their matchups with the Terriers. BU has dominated UConn in its three games by a After losing 2-1 to Boston combined total of 10-2.

University on Friday night Coach Heather Linstad is not and then 4-1 to the Terriers on very concerned about the team’s Saturday afternoon in a home- lack of regular season success and-away two-game series, against the Terriers and says that the Huskies saw some of their is what happens in the playoffs streaks come to an end. that matters.

The first was the “Last year, we won women’s hockey team’s the series against them, win streak. Prior to the but they beat us in loss to BU, UConn had the playoffs,” Linstad won five consecutive said. “They seem to games, four of them have our number so coming against Hockey far, but what matters East opponents. The loss is how we play them Friday came from two » Notebook in the playoffs.”

BU goals scored in the third period, when the Hockey East Huskies had a 1-0 lead that they Standings saw slip away from them.

Even with UConn’s two lossAfter the two losses to BU es in conference this weekthis weekend, the Huskies look end, the Huskies remain in to take down No. 8 Boston good position in the Hockey College next week.

East standings. Because of a The second streak to end this Providence loss, UConn is still weekend was the Huskies’ streak in third place, behind BU and of games played without allowing BC, in the standings. a powerplay goal. On Saturday, There are six conference games The Terriers’ goal at the 8:47 mark remaining in the season and all of in the first period ended the five- them are against teams that are in game streak. the top five of the Hockey East. In that time span, UConn finds itself Struggling in dogfights playing two very important games against Providence, one of which

»WOMEN’S HOCKEY

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UConn forward Stephanie Raithby moves the puck up the ice during Saturday afternoon’s loss to BU. All Huskies players wore pink uniforms to promote breast cancer awareness.

Failure to seal the deal causes Huskies to lose game

from LOUISVILLE, page 14 Failing to put Louisville away proved devastating in the second overtime, as the Cardinals immediately jumped out to a six-point lead after back-to-back three pointers by Knowles and Kyle Kuric.

The Huskies were able to close the gap, and with nine seconds left, down 79-78, UConn got the ball back with the chance to win.

The ball found its way into Kemba Walker’s hands once again, but it came too late to get a close shot. Walker took a shot from well beyond the arc, but it didn’t fall, sealing the disappointing 79-78 loss.

“They truly beat us,” said coach Jim Calhoun. “I couldn’t be more

disappointed with the way we handled it.”

Before the dramatic finish, the game looked well in hand for UConn. With 7:45 to play in the second half, the Huskies had a nine-point lead, but as time wound down, the Huskies saw that lead shrink as the Cardinals climbed back into the game.

Siva led the way for Louisville with 19 points, including the game-tying baskets in regulation and overtime and the final four points of the second overtime.

Siva had little trouble getting to the basket late in the game, taking advantage of the UConn frontcourt’s off day. He wasn’t the only one though, as four Cardinals scored in double-figures, all scor-

ing at least 15 points.

For UConn, nearly all the offense came from three players.

Napier led the Huskies in scoring with 23 points, followed closely

by Lamb (21) and Walker (20).

The high-scoring totals were no consolation for Napier, however, who missed four critical free throws down the stretch.

“Looking at the stats, I was 2-for-6 from the free throw line and it’s tough because I feel like I lost the game once again,” Napier said. “I’m the point guard, the point guard is not supposed to miss free throws. You can tell me many times that I didn’t lose the game, but when you miss four free throws in the game and you’re a point guard down the stretch, it’s

going to be hard for you to win.”

With the loss, the Huskies fall to 5-3 in the Big East, sliding down to the No. 4 spot in the conference. Losses over the weekend by Villanova and Syracuse helped keep the Huskies from falling too far down in the standings, however, and the Huskies will get a chance to fight their way back on Wednesday when they host Syracuse at the XL Center.

With the win, Louisville moves into sole possession of the No. 2 spot in the Big East. The two teams will play again in Louisville Feb. 18.

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will be at at Rentschler Field.

Coach Linstad said that the Huskies are in control of their own destiny and can still accomplish what they had set out to do—winning the Hockey East.

“We have to take the rest of our season one game at a time,” Linstad said. “That all starts with winning our game this Friday.”

Breast Cancer Awareness During Saturday afternoon’s game at the Freitas Ice Forum, the Huskies had their fifth annual Skating Strides event to raise awareness for Breast Cancer.

Skating Strides is a Hockey East initiative with a fundraising goal in mind.

The UConn players came out wearing special pink uniforms and pink tape around the players’ sticks.

“Our goal is to raise money to help support the Friends of Mel Foundation and also bring attention to our program,” Linstad said last week.

“Our student-athletes are very passionate about the cause and have done a fantastic job of fundraising.”

During the game, $9,200 was raised as a result of the fundraising.

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The Daily Question Q: “Where are you watching the Super Bowl?”

“The Blue House.”

A:

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“Who will be the Super Bowl’s defensive M.V.P?”

The Daily Roundup

“I said that three years ago, that I think in the third year, this team should make the playoffs.”

Men’s Basketball (17-3) (5-3)

» NBA -Larry Bird on his expectations for the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers are currently 10 games under .500.

Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 13 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Syracuse Seton Hall St. John’s Providence Georgetown 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Durant calls Bosh a “fake tough guy”

Larry Bird

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FALCON PUNCH!

Women’s Basketball (20-1) (9-0) Feb. 8 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 West Providence Oklahoma Virginia 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Men’s Hockey (8-13-4) Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Army Army 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Sacred Bentley Bentley Heart 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.

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Women’s Hockey (12-15-1) Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Boston Northeastern Providence College 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

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Feb. 19 Feb. 13 Providence Northeastern 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Track and Field Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 19/20 Feb. 25/26 Feb. 5 Collegiate Giegengack Lafayette-Rider Big East New England Invite Invite Invitational Championship Championship 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

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Women’s Track and Field Mar. 5/6 Feb. 4/5 Feb. Feb. 5 Feb. 19/20 ECAC New Balance Giegengack Big East 25/26 Invite Champ. New England Championship Invite 2:00 p.m.

All Day Championship All Day All Day

Men’s Swimming and Diving Feb. 16 Feb. 11 Feb. 11 Feb. 5 Mar. 11/12 Big East Big East Big East Yale Zone Diving Championship Championship Championship 1:00 p.m.

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Napoli’s Edinson Cavani shouts in celebration after scoring a goal during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Sampdoria.

THE Storrs Side

Women’s Swimming and Diving

By Carmine Colangelo Campus Correspondent

What's On TV NCAA BASKETBALL: Texas at Texas A&M 9:00 p.m., ESPN This Big 12 matchup brings the No. 8 Texas Longhorns to No. 11 Texas A&M in a game that could appear as a late matchup in the Big 12 Tournament.

AP

NCAA BASKETBALL: Louisville at Georgetown 7:00 p.m., ESPN Fresh off of their win against a Top-5 team on their home court, the Cardinals head to Georgetown to take on the Hoyas.

AP

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—Kevin Durant drew a rare technical foul for jawing with Miami’s Chris Bosh in the first quarter of their game Sunday. And he wasn’t done talking.

When asked about it after the game, Durant had more harsh words for Bosh.

“I was talking to my teammate and he decided he wanted to put his 2 cents into it.

I’m a quiet guy, a laid-back guy, but I’m not going to let nobody talk trash to me. He’s on a good team now, so he thinks he can talk a little bit,” Durant said.

“There’s a lot of fake tough guys in this league and he’s one of them,” Durant added.

Durant says he was upset because Bosh got involved in his conversation with a teammate.

Bosh says Durant was telling James Harden that next time, he should dunk on Bosh. Bosh had fouled Harden on the previous play to prevent a fast-break layup.

“I think he was telling Harden to dunk on me, or dunk the next one,” Bosh said before giving a cleaned-up version of the exchange.

“I expressed that, `No, he’s not going to dunk that.’ And he expressed, `Yes, he is.’ It just kind of went back and forth.”

Both Durant and Bosh were called for technical fouls. It was Bosh’s second of the season and the first that will count against Durant, who also had one rescinded earlier this season.

“I’m no punk. I wasn’t even talking to him, first off. He decided to butt in and I’m not going to just let that slide, especially in our house,” Durant said. “Like I said, he’s not one of those guys that I look at and say, `Oh, he has a rap for talking back to guys or always getting into it.’

“No, he’s a nice guy. He’s not one of those guys, so I’m not going to let that type of person say something to me like that,” he added.

Durant said he considers Bosh “a cool dude” off the floor, but “once I step on the floor, all that stuff goes out the door.”

“I don’t think it was anything to get a tech over,” Bosh said. “It was just talking. He stood his ground, and I respect that.”

Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook got his third technical foul of the season for swinging his fist in the air after being whistled for a personal foul against Mario Chalmers in the final minute of the first half. Miami’s Dwyane Wade picked up his sixth of the season in the fourth quarter while protesting after Serge Ibaka blocked his layup attempt.

“All of us, we’re all so competitive, and when we get into circumstances in the fourth quarter, there’s going to be tough calls on both sides,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

THE Pro Side

Swimming and diving success Look out Eastern Conference: These Bulls are charging at the Bucknell Invitational

Feb. 11 Tomorrow Mar. 11/12 Today Feb. 5 Big East Bucknell Zone Diving Bucknell Yale Championships Invitational All Day 6:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

All Day All Day

The Aggies fell to the Longhorns by 21 points the last time these teams faced, but that one was on Texas’s home court. The Aggies look to end this one differently.

E-mail your answers, along with your name, semester standing and major, to sports@dailycampus.com. The best answer will appear in Tuesday’s paper.

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Away game Gampel Pavilion, XL Center

Tomorrow Feb. 5 Duke DePaul 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Monday’s Question:

– Jared Marulli, 6th-semester finance major

What's Next

Home game

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Both teams are in the Top-20 and at this point in the season, with conference games starting to heat up, games like this are important for both teams.

Game of the Week: Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving at Bucknell.

After both the men and women beat Bucknell on Friday with scores of 177.5-116.5 and 190109, respectively, the Huskies continued their great play on Saturday at the Bison Invitational.

The Huskies competed against the Bisons and American University.

The event was non-scoring, but both Huskies squads had 12 first place finishes each. There were 33 total events; the men competed in 17 and the women competed in 16 of them. The men had three competitors finish as double winners on Saturday and junior Caitlin Gallagher had three first place finishes for the women.

Both teams will return to action next Saturday Feb. 5 at home as they will host Yale for their Senior Day event.

Big Disappointment: UConn Men’s Basketball vs. Louisville.

The No. 5 Huskies could not hold on to the lead on Saturday as UConn fell 79-78 to the No.

19 Cardinals in a double overtime thriller. Freshmen Shabazz Napier and Jeremy Lamb as well as Kemba Walker droped more than 20 points, scoring 23, 21 and 20 points respectively. At the end of regulation the game was tied at 59 and at the end of the first overtime period, the score was 69 all.

In the second and final overtime, sophomore Peyton Siva hit two clutch layups, as well as a dunk which forced double overtime.

This proved to be too much for the Huskies as his team-leading 19 points helped the Cardinals upset the Huskies. The Huskies fell to 17-3 on the season and 5-3 in the Big East. The Huskies will look to rebound from this performance on Wednesday when they host the No. 10 Syracuse at a sold-out game in the XL Center.

Number of the Week: 23.

Senior Maya Moore scored 23 points Saturday as the Huskies dismantled Cincinnati 80-46.

She also added six assists and five rebounds to her statline as the No. 2 Huskies improved to 20-1 on the season as well as 9-0 in Big East play.

Carmine.Colangelo@UConn.edu

By Aaron Kasmanoff-Dick Campus Correspondent The Hot Seat Indiana Pacers Head Coach Jim O’Brien was fired Sunday after the team posted a 17-27 start to the 2010-2011 NBA season. The Pacers have lost seven of their last eight games, including a 111-96 loss to the Orlando Magic Wednesday. O’Brien will be replaced by assistant Coach Frank Vogel after posting 121169 record in three-and-a-half seasons in Indiana. The decision came from team president Larry Bird after consultation with owner Herb Simon. Bird wanted to first see how the team fared on a four-game road trip against Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State, Denver and Portland.

Wish We Were There NHL All-Star Game fans were treated to the traditional (for Raleigh N.C.) Pig Roast before the game. The lucky tailgate fans benefited from the 17 hours of labor put forth by cooks at The Pit, a local restaurant. “We do a pig pickin’ for anything – any occasion, any good time,” said

Ed Mitchell, clad in his trademark overalls. “We brought it into the arena of football and now hockey tailgating. Tailgating, it doesn’t matter. It’s really about celebration of good times, good events, camaraderie with friends.

It’s what makes it all special.”

Game of the Week Despite a 41-point outburst from Kobe Bryant, the Boston Celtics exacted revenge on its archrival for last year’s Finals loss, winning a 109-96 decision at the Staples Center. The “Big Three” combined for 71 points on 28-42 shooting – led by Paul Pierce’s 32 – while point guard Rajon Rondo dished out 15 of his game-high 16 assists in the second half. The Celtics dominated nearly every major statistical category, including rebounding (43-30), assists (34-10) and field goal percentage (60.3 percent to 44.4 percent). Odom, Gasol and Bynum were the only other Lakers to join Bryant in double figures, tallying 15, 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Aaron.Dick@UConn.edu

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Letdown against Louisville

Louisville comes to Storrs and wins at Gampel Pavilion

By Mac Cerullo Sports Editor

The No. 5 UConn men’s basketball team fell to No. 23 Louisville 79-78 in double overtime Saturday afternoon, despite having numerous chances to put the game away in regulation and overtime.

In regulation, the game looked all but won after Kemba Walker hit a dramatic 3-pointer to take a 59-57 lead with 1:20 left, but UConn (17-3, 5-3) couldn’t grab the rebound after Preston Knowles missed a 3-pointer on the next possession, giving Louisville (17-4, 6-2) one last chance to tie the game. Peyton Siva hit the game-tying jumper, and the game went to overtime.

In overtime, UConn had a four-point lead with 38 seconds left but saw that lead evaporate after a sequence that included a Mike Marra 3-pointer and a Shabazz Napier missed free throw, setting Siva up to tie the game again, which he did.

The Huskies did have a chance to win the game at the end of both periods too, but in each case Walker missed the buzzer beating shot, and the game continued.

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UConn guard Kemba Walker goes for an attempted steal against a Louisville ball handler. Walker scored 20 points in the Huskies’ loss to the Cardinals Saturday afternoon.

Women’s hockey falls to BU 2-1 and 4-1 this weekend

By Peter Logue Campus Correspondent

A day after blowing a onegoal lead in the third period and falling 2-1 to the No. 3 team in the nation, Boston University, the UConn women’s hockey team had a chance at revenge when they hosted the Terriers on Saturday afternoon at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. BU is currently the first-place team in the Women’s Hockey East Conference, and it showed why on Saturday, rolling to a 4-1 victory.

The Huskies, who dropped to 12-15-1 on the year and 8-6-1 in conference play, came out of the gates firing, accumulating the first four shots on goal of the game. But it was BU who was able to strike first. At the 8:47 mark in the first period, a seated Lauren Cherewyk was able to poke a beautiful cross

by Jill Cardella into the back of the net to give the Terriers a powerplay goal and a 1-0 advantage.

The Terriers prolific offense (3.8 goals per game) would strike again with 16 minutes and 43 seconds left in the first period.

Jenn Wakefield and Taylor Holze

capitalized on a two-on-one breakaway after the centering pass from Wakefield was one-timed past UConn goalie Alexandra Garcia.

The teams battled to a stalemate in the second period, with the Huskies defense able to contain the Terriers. Unfortunately for UConn, the Huskies were not able to establish their offensive game.

Wakefield nearly put her team up by three with a breakaway in the closing seconds of the period but Garcia, who has won the previous two conference Defensive Player of the Week awards, was able to stuff the shot and keep the two goal deficit in tact.

The Terriers tacked on a pair of goals in the third period to take a 4-0 lead. The Huskies were not to be shutout, however, as Jennifer Chaisson buried a loose puck into the back of the net for her seventh goal of the season.

Despite being swept by the Terriers, who now have a 13-game winning streak, coach Heather Linstad was not discouraged by her team’s play.

“I thought we played well in the first and second periods, especially in the second,” Linstad said. “If we had popped one in anything could have happened but we just didn’t

take advantage of some of our opportunities. I thought we played pretty well this entire weekend, we had some great opportunities and we just didn’t finish. They capitalized on their scoring opportunities and we just didn’t.”

The Huskies are still in a favorable position with six games to go, as they remained in a tie with Providence College for third place in the Hockey East with 17 points.

The goal all season has been to win the Hockey East Championship, something that was stolen from them in overtime last season in the championship game by BU. “Last year we won the series against them, and then when it came to the playoffs, we lost,” Linstad said. “So you know what? Anything can happen.

Right now they seem to have our number but we’ll wait to see what happens in the playoffs when it’s really important.”

The Huskies will play a pair of conference games next weekend when they travel to Boston College on Friday, before hosting Northeastern on Saturday afternoon.

Peter.Logue@UConn.edu

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UConn defenseman Kiana Nauheim handles the puck during the Huskies’ game against BU.

UConn to face No. 3 Duke Blue Devils at home

By Colin McDonough Senior Staff Writer

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Freshman guard Bria Hartley carries the ball up the court carries the ball up the court during a UConn home game. The Huskies take on undefeated Duke tomorrow night.

Coming off an 80-46 win at Cincinnati on Saturday, the No. 2 UConn women’s basketball team will try to give No. 3 Duke its first loss of the season tonight at Gampel Pavilion.

The blowout win over former UConn assistant coach Jemelle Elliott and the Bearcats gave coach Geno Auriemma an opportunity to rest some of his players.

“I wanted to be in a position to rest some guys,” Auriemma told the AP. “I wanted to give them a breather and we were able to do that.”

Tiffany Hayes and Kelly Faris were the only starters to play more than 30 minutes, with Maya Moore tallying 23 points in 29 minutes.

Auriemma said that a depleted Cincinnati squad had a tough time playing up to the level of UConn.

“It wasn’t easy,” balanced attack with Auriemma said. only one player aver“Obviously you aging double figures. would love for them Jasmine Thomas to be at full strength. leads Duke in scorThe injuries and ing at 15.1 points per young players have game, while Karima made it difficult. I Christmas pitches in hope the tables are nine points a contest.

20-1, 9-0 turned at some point Duke has had close ... where they play us affairs all season but with the expectation have pulled through of winning.” in each of them. The Moore’s threeBlue Devils handed game streak of douXavier its first loss on ble doubles ended Dec. 21 by one point. in the game against On Sunday N.C. Cincinnati. All nine State pushed Duke 20-0, 6-0 Huskies played to its limit, but the double-digit min- Sat., Noon, CPTV Blue Devils pulled a 65-64 win on utes, and they’ll all Hartford Civic out the road in Raleigh. need to contribute Center in tonight’s game On Wednesday Duke if UConn wants to blew out Clemson end the Blue Devils’ 20-game 93-37 prior to its trip to Storrs. winning streak.

The lone unbeaten team in women’s college basketball has a Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

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